Bobby Green has watched his UFC 304 opponent Paddy Pimblett compete, and he saw a lot of things that were positive.
That is, until “The Baddy” opened his mouth.
“This is my next lesson for him: He’s solid, he’s not bad,” Green said on The MMA Hour ahead of UFC 304. “He’s not a bad fighter at all.
“The problem is, he won’t shut the f*ck up. Shut the f*ck up, smile, be that stupid kid with that stupid haircut, being happy and dancing, whatever he does. He does that little stupid dance, you know? Let him do his dance and be happy.”
Green and Pimblett meet at UFC’s July 27 pay-per-view in Manchester in a pivotal lightweight contest. Pimblett is undefeated inside the octagon, while Green makes the promotional walk for the 26th time, and does so coming off of a lopsided decision win over Jim Miller at UFC 300.
In Green’s eyes, where Pimblett started to go wrong was after his controversial decision win over Jared Gordon at UFC 282 in December 2022.
“When [he started] talking, [then] that’s what got him all of this bullsh*t, Green said. “Shut the f*ck up, Paddy. Why? Because he started talking about the Jared [Gordon] fight. And not only that, he doubled down on that sh*t, like, ‘No, I whooped his ass.’
“Like, bro, everybody can see you lost that fight. And so, just be humble. He’s not humble, This sh*t’s going to humble him up.”
Since UFC 304’s announcement, UFC has faced a lot of local backlash due to the start time of the event, which caters more toward the U.S. audience than the Manchester crowd. At UFC 286 in March 2023 in London, the card took place on London time, and streamed in the afternoon in the U.S. This time around, the main card fighters are set to compete in the early morning hours, with the main event possibly starting around 5 a.m.
Green admits it’s not ideal, but he’ll be ready for Pimblett no matter what time it happens.
“We attack at dawn,” Green said. “I’ve been on my little Game of Thrones sh*t right now, and that’s where I’m on — like, we get the soldiers ready to wake up and go play and kill at dawn. In the middle of the dawn, 4 a.m., I’m getting up, and I’m going to have to kill him. That’s what we’re going to do.”
