The heartbeat of MMA remains at its core, a sport that is built on the backs of local talents with plenty of world influence added in to make the sporting profile more naturally diverse in terms of the market’s portfolio for overall reach in certain parts of the world where mixed martial arts is not as culturally familiar. In today’s episode of Across The Pond, you will meet the newest Burroughs bull putting Cage Fury Fighting Championships in an empire state of mind. A professional mixed martial artist since November 2025 and representing Atlas Jiu Jitsu, Tayvonne Thomas sports a 3-0 record consisting of two decisions and one knockout. He has fought for various promotions throughout his arc as a professional MMA fighter including Ring Of Combat and Cage Fury Fighting Championships. Both of his decision wins have resulted in unanimous verdicts over a span of three rounds and a timeframe of 15 minutes. Thomas is 1-0 under the Cage Fury Fighting Championships banner with a single third-round finish in his only outing with the organization. His entire career has been in the United States.
In his professional MMA debut, he faced Felipe Gunter and went on to defeat him via unanimous decision. Thomas also defeated Juan Vides via unanimous decision at Ring Of Combat 88 to obtain his second decision victory as a professional. Then in his promotional debut under the Cage Fury Fighting Championships banner at CFFC 157, he defeated Abraham Charles via TKO in the third round to earn the first knockout win of his professional career along with the first finish of his career inside the professional ranks and first victory and finish under the Cage Fury Fighting Championships banner. Thomas also picked up his third consecutive overall win to start his story journey as a professional mixed martial artist in the process. Thomas is a prospect who shows that no matter what stage you may end up on in the beginning, you can carry the weight of the world in a localized sphere and still make an impactful mark even if it leaves behind a small impression!
