Overview
- Strickland posted the private exchange on social media on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, showing Tyron Woodley warning him to stop criticizing longtime coach Din Thomas.
- Woodley’s message said, “Watch your mouth talking about Din” and “I’m ride or die about him,” and Strickland replied with vulgar insults and a screenshot of Woodley’s recent losing streak.
- The posted exchange has gone viral across X and other platforms with hundreds of thousands of views and wide sports-media coverage, and there are no reports of official UFC sanctions or formal institutional responses.
- The spat grows out of Din Thomas’s controversial decision to step away from cornering after UFC 330 and his subsequent apology to fighter Gillian Robertson for the timing of the announcement.
- The exchange has revived earlier feuds and insults in the MMA world, including Colby Covington’s resurfaced ‘waterboy’ jab and past disputes tied to a 2024 Jake Paul sparring controversy, raising the risk of further reputational fallout for the fighters and the coach.