Tyron Woodley is fiercely loyal to the people who have always stood by his side and that includes longtime friend and coach Din Thomas.

In the aftermath of an ill-advised decision to announce that he was retiring from cornering fighters just after he watched Gillian Robertson lose a lopsided decision in the UFC 330 co-main event, Thomas issued an apology for his “despicable” timing but that didn’t stop UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland from calling him a “shit coach” on social media. That prompted a response from Woodley via private message, which Strickland happily posted online as the back-and-forth over Thomas’ actions continued to