MMA Fighting · Nov 13, 2019
Tom King details split from SBG: ‘The loyalty wasn’t repaid’
Dolly Clew, Cage Warriors James Webb, Chris Fields, Ian Garry, Tom King and Cathal Pendred celebrate victory at Cage Warriors 110.Team KF head coach Tom King revealed the extent of his parting ways with Straight Blast Gym following the release of Patrick Holohan’s book, Hooligan, last week.
King, the first Irishman awarded a black belt by John Kavanagh, was synonymous with the SBG brand in Ireland, and in a recent interview with MMA Fighting’s Eurobash podcast, he claimed that he was made feel “like a blow-in” by Kavanagh and the SBG hierarchy when he was called to a meeting and asked for €5000 ($5509.60) for SBG affiliation.