{
  "id": 1526420,
  "title": "‘Embarrassed’ Din Thomas apologizes for ‘despicable’ hatchet job at UFC 330 — ‘Gillian, I love you’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/embarrassed-din-thomas-apologizes-for-despicable-hatchet-job-at-ufc",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T17:33:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/embarrassed-din-thomas-apologizes-despicable-173314867.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Retired UFC lightweight Din Thomas issued an apology on Saturday for his \"despicable\" and \"inappropriate\" comments following his cornering of Gillian Robertson during her defeat at UFC 330. Thomas, who has been working with Robertson for over seven years, admitted his actions were \"selfish\" and \"stole her moment,\" which led to intense backlash on social media. The lightweight fighter expressed his remorse, stating that he should have waited before making such comments, as he had always had Robertson's back throughout their career together. He emphasized that their bond remained strong and that he would continue to support her, adding that this incident was not the end of their partnership.",
  "summary": "You know it’s bad when even Jon Anik is burying you online. Retired UFC lightweight Din Thomas went into business for himself last Sat. night (Aug. 15) in Philadelphia, burying Gillian Robertson for her UFC 330 loss to flyweight champion Mackenzie Dern while simultaneously retiring from his longstanding job as cornerman. After two days of […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Din Thomas apologizes for despicable comments after UFC 330.",
    "Thomas admits actions were selfish and stole Robertson's moment.",
    "Fighter vows to continue supporting Robertson despite incident."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}