The ‘King’ is dead, long live the King.
Veteran UFC lightweight Bobby Green no longer needs that nickname after revealing that he actually went through with a name change to become King Green.
He posted a video on Instagram along with his birth certificate to show that he legally changed his name.
“My name is King now,” Green announced. “Just to let people know, I wasn’t playing. I really changed my name.”
Green has teased that he would eventually go through with the name change but now he’ll go by King as he prepares for one of the highest profile fights of his career.
At UFC 304, Green clashes with Paddy Pimblett on the main card of the pay-per-view after previously calling for the fight against the always outspoken 29-year-old Brit.
Green complimented Pimblett for his skills inside the cage but the admonished him for his constant barrage of trash talk that he’s unleashed ever since first arriving in the UFC.
“This is my next lesson for him: He’s solid, he’s not bad,” Green said back in May “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 enters the fight with a 3-1 record in his past four fights including a lopsided win over Jim Miller at UFC 300 back in April. He also scored an impressive submission win over Tony Ferguson, who is a common opponent with Pimblett after he beat the former interim lightweight champion by decision six months later
Green vs. Pimblett is a featured bout on the pay-per-view with welterweight champion Leon Edwards defending his belt against Belal Muhammad in the main event.
