Tribal Warfare… …Shane Thomas Retires
Shane Thomas made a deal with himself that, win or lose, he would retire from full contact fighting following his fight at Tribal Warfare. Kokoro MMA were in Galway for the weekend and it was a great event!
Unfortunately, it didn’t go Shane’s way. He was knocked down early on in the round and recovered quickly to work on bringing his opponnent to the ground. McCafferty took the top mount position and Shane was able to turn him easily enough to avoid McCafferty’s ground strikes.
McCafferty then slipped on a triangle and Shane was unable to generate the drive needed to push out. After much rolling, the triangle took full hold and Shane was out. A few strikes were dropped on Shane whilst unconcious from the choke. However, no harm/damage was done.
Congratulations to McCafferty.
With this matchup behind him, Shane will now turn his full attention towards instructing and coaching. He’s felt for some time that his students and fight performances have suffered as he tries to spread himself too thinly. He’s now looking forward to being able to focus fully on helping Kokoro Members become the best that they can be.
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Hey guys. Just wanted to congratulate Tommy again and thank all the Kokoro guys ‘n girls that made it up to Galway to show their support! OSU. -Shane.
Proud of you as usual man
Gonna be interesting seeing what you’re like when you don’t have injuries 
Well done to Shane at the weekend and thanks so much for fighting on the Tribal Warfare card!
With your retirement I guess we won’t be having the privilege again, but I look forward to getting to know the next generation of Kokoro fighters.