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Din Thomas Arrested

30 October 2007 6 Comments

UFC Lightweight Din Thomas was arrested earlier today on felony prohibited competition charges. The allegations stem from an event Thomas held earlier this month in which spectators paid to watch sparring matches at the American Top Team gym in Port St. Lucie. You can read the entire police report on the incident here.

6 Comments»

  • holy_dave said:

    Dumb Ass.

  • scotchydow said:

    Feloney Competition Clause? If they were just sparring? You can’t even hold an exhibition huh. Well, he probablly knew better. Guess he will have 3 hots and a cot to recover his knee on.

  • Carla said:

    He probably knew what he was doing was illegal. If he didn’t know, he’s a moron and should have known. It’s not a stretch to expect that someone who runs a business would know the state laws pertaining to that business.

  • marcelo said:

    Din is an exelent person and a profetinal,the fight were not illegal and was paramedics all over the place

  • Red said:

    The guy is a good fighter, but now has to work himself up the ladder again, which is unfortunate, but this is what happens when you mess up. I mean look at Babalu; he messes up against Heath and now is out of the UFC.

  • Din Thomas Cleared of Charges | UFC Daily said:

    [...] month we reported that UFC veteran, Din Thomas was arrested in Port St. Lucie, Florida for holding illegal fights out his mixed martial arts academy.  This [...]

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