· Thomas Fires Back At New Talk From Mayorga

Over a year removed from a fight that never was, the friction between Din Thomas and Ricardo Mayorga has still not subsided. Mayorga has continuously made statements regarding fights with mixed martial arts fighters and has been largely ignored, until now. As the one-year mark from the failed Shine Fights “Worlds Collide” event that was to be headlined by Mayorga vs. Thomas passed, Thomas—who has not fought since then—still wants to settle the score with the former boxing champion.

In a statement to MMA Spot’s Andrew Yount, the nine-time UFC veteran relit the flame that the two began burning over a year ago.

“Comedian Steve Harvey said, ‘Dogs don't bark at parked cars...they only bark at cars that are moving.’ This couldn't be more evident than all the Chihuahua style yappin' from Ricardo Mayorga. It's easy to yap when there’s people to protect him at press conferences, weigh-ins, and now on Twitter. He claims to want to fight Nick Diaz, B.J. Penn, and myself, of course. He had his chance with me at Shine Fights last May in Fayetteville, N.C. and he didn't show up.”

Thomas went on to explain how he saw the situation surrounding Mayorga’s unwillingness to step into the ring against him last May.

“Here's the story many people may not know. Even after the court injunction was ruled to stop the fight, Devin Price, Dorian Price, and Ron Foster said they would still move forward with the fight. All the fighters left for the arena. I was there. Guess who never left the hotel? Ricardo Mayorga never left his hotel room. He was nowhere to be found. This leads me to believe he had no intention of fighting in the first place. He had no intention of fighting. He is all smoke and mirrors. If he really wanted to fight, he would have been there.”

Tired of hearing the chatter coming from Mayorga, Thomas left one last clear statement to his new nemesis, “A year later, I have moved on, and he wants to bark. Let’s not forget the last time you tried to bark. I parked the car, you ran back up to the porch, and hid in your hotel room.”

Thomas wants Mayorga to either put up or shut up. All the while he would still want to be the first in line if Mayorga ever decided to “put up” in order to make him “shut up.”