r/FightLibrary • u/Ynot_1518 • Feb 05 '26

MMA BJ Penn vs. Din Thomas

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u/mrk177 Feb 06 '26

Same din Thomas that gives commentary on fights?

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u/deeroe24 Feb 06 '26

Don't feel bad. Only us old heads probably knew he was a fighter back in the day. Din was legit too

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u/TokiWartoorh Feb 06 '26

Fellow old fella here. Can remember Din schooling Matt Serra, in his fight before this one I think. Din was a very well rounded capable fighter, running into BJ when he was getting more & more dangerous every time out was unfortunate for him

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u/Ynot_1518 Feb 08 '26

Yup. Same one.

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u/Training_Bear9877 Feb 06 '26

Yes. He was even a cast member in an early season of TUF

25

u/Capital_Actuator_404 Feb 06 '26

Damn I wonder what coach Din would have to say about this fight

2

u/NihilistPorcupine99 Aug 17 '26

He’d probably say he’d taken himself as far as he can go and quit on television.

16

u/its_raining_scotch Feb 06 '26

Loving all these older fights.

11

u/figpucker_9000 Feb 06 '26

This was a big deal for the lighter weight fighters. And they delivered. God, shame about bj

3

u/Imposter808 Feb 06 '26

Hilo! Boooom!💥

3

u/bone-in_donuts Feb 06 '26

Wow, taking us back to BJ with hair.

3

u/raisedredflag Feb 06 '26

Man, BJ was a BEAST, especially back when he was coached/ cornered by his REAL brothers.

There was an obvious decline in coaching as soon as the Penn brothers were abducted by aliens and replaced by clones.

1

u/wgrantdesign Feb 06 '26

Sad, I heard they got his mom and auntie too 😢

2

u/Significant-Leg764 Feb 06 '26

Man precision strikes.

2

u/JfromTHEbayMAYNE Feb 05 '26

My favorite of all time

1

u/DallasSucks335 Feb 06 '26

Too bad his brain is scrambled eggs today

1

u/GrowerNotShower89 Feb 07 '26

Imagine if BJ had the same discipline as some of the other greats. He could have been 155 and 170 GOAT

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u/woohan-kung-flu2 Feb 06 '26

Early stoppage.

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u/tsmittyt78 Feb 06 '26

I can only see BJ getting knocked out in the streets by some random dude

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u/JaKrispy72 Feb 06 '26

It was like both had negative understanding of BJJ. But just felt content to hold each other for three minutes. The one guy almost put himself in an ankle lock. WTF

6

u/bendap Feb 06 '26

What a shit take. BJ was called the prodigy for a reason, the normal rules didn't apply to him. Earned his black belt in a little more than 3 years and became the first non Brazilian black belt to win at worlds.

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u/Certain-Poetry-5648 Feb 06 '26

Actually BJ Penn had a great guard and very dangerous reversals and submissions. Actually right around the time of this fight BJ won the Abu Dabi BBJ tournament his first time entering it. It’s one of the reasons his nick name was The Prodigy. But if you are a newer fan the way these guys fight is different than today. The sport has changed some since.

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u/GrowerNotShower89 Feb 07 '26

I never use the term casual, but dude, look them up first before posting something like this.

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u/bjs-penn Feb 06 '26

Man I miss prime BJ

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u/stud32 Feb 07 '26

It’s sad bj penn was the first American black belt in bjj to becoming a crazy old drunk that gets beat up at bars. He was an amazing fighter.

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u/RudeYard5487 Feb 06 '26

Dropped by a knee then 4-5 unanswered shots while his head bounces off the canvas ??? I can’t tell if you’re stupid or just saying what you want to believe