Bobby Green was born on September 9,1986 and is an American professional mixed martial artist.
56 Facts About Bobby Green
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Bobby Green currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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Bobby Green was born in San Bernardino, California and became a foster child when he was five years old, as his father was incarcerated and mother was unable to take care of her children due to a drug addiction.
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Bobby Green began pursuing a career in professional mixed martial arts while he was working at a warehouse to help support his son.
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Bobby Green drew the attention of Affliction Entertainment and fought on their second card Day of Reckoning.
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Bobby Green lost to Dan Lauzon via submission in the first round.
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Bobby Green was docked two points in the first round, in what Sherdog has called one of the dirtiest fights in recent memory.
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On February 25,2010, Bobby Green defeated Ricky Legere via first-round TKO to win the King of the Cage Junior Welterweight Championship at KOTC Arrival at the San Manuel Casino in Highland, California.
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Bobby Green eventually defended the title once before losing it to Tim Means.
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On July 14,2011, it was announced that Bobby Green had signed a four-fight deal with Strikeforce.
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Bobby Green won the fight via submission in the second round but is out indefinitely due to left and right hand injuries.
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Bobby Green was scheduled to face Isaac Vallie-Flagg at Strikeforce Challengers: Britt vs Sayers.
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Bobby Green won the fight via submission in the third round.
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On May 19,2012, Bobby Green faced James Terry at Strikeforce: Barnett vs Cormier where he won via split decision.
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Bobby Green next faced Matt Ricehouse on August 18,2012 at Strikeforce: Rousey vs Kaufman and won the fight via unanimous decision.
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Bobby Green defeated Jacob Volkmann on February 2,2013 at UFC 156 via rear-naked choke submission in the third round.
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Bobby Green was expected to face Danny Castillo on July 27,2013 at UFC on Fox 8.
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Bobby Green faced James Krause on November 6,2013 at UFC Fight Night 31.
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Bobby Green then landed a blow to Krause's belt line, which resulted in Krause falling to the canvas.
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Bobby Green quickly stepped back into the octagon filling in for the injured Jamie Varner against Pat Healy at UFC on Fox 9.
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Bobby Green was expected to face Abel Trujillo on February 1,2014 at UFC 169.
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However, Bobby Green pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Jamie Varner.
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Bobby Green was expected to face Jim Miller on April 26,2014 at UFC 172.
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However, in the week leading up to the event, Bobby Green pulled out of the bout citing another injury and was replaced by Yancy Medeiros.
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Subsequently, Bobby Green was removed from this fight on July 11 in favor of a matchup with against Josh Thomson as Bobby Green replaced Michael Johnson on July 26,2014 at UFC on Fox 12.
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Bobby Green faced Edson Barboza on November 22,2014 at UFC Fight Night 57.
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Bobby Green was briefly linked to a bout with Jorge Masvidal on April 4,2015 at UFC Fight Night 63.
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However, shortly after the fight was announced by the UFC, Bobby Green pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Benson Henderson.
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Bobby Green was expected to face Al Iaquinta on July 15,2015, at UFC Fight Night 71.
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Bobby Green next faced Dustin Poirier on June 4,2016 at UFC 199.
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Bobby Green lost the fight via knockout in the first round.
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Bobby Green was expected to face Josh Burkman on October 1,2016 at UFC Fight Night 96.
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Bobby Green faced Rashid Magomedov on April 15,2017 at UFC on Fox 24.
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In round one Vannata landed an illegal knee to the head of the grounded Bobby Green, which caused referee Herb Dean to deduct Vannata a point.
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Bobby Green faced Erik Koch on January 27,2018 at UFC on Fox: Jacare vs Brunson 2.
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Bobby Green was expected to face Beneil Dariush on March 3,2018 at UFC 222.
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However, on February 14,2018, it was announced that Bobby Green was forced to pull out from the event, citing injury.
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Bobby Green was expected to face Clay Guida on June 9,2018 at UFC 225.
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However, Bobby Green was forced out of the bout due to an injury and was replaced by Charles Oliveira.
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Bobby Green faced Clay Guida on June 20,2020 at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Volkov.
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Bobby Green faced Alan Patrick, replacing Rodrigo Vargas on September 12,2020 at UFC Fight Night 177.
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Bobby Green faced Thiago Moises on October 31,2020 at UFC Fight Night 181.
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Bobby Green was expected to face Jim Miller on February 13,2021 at UFC 258.
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However the fight was cancelled when Bobby Green collapsed after the weigh-ins.
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Bobby Green faced Rafael Fiziev on August 7,2021 at UFC 265.
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Bobby Green faced Al Iaquinta on November 6,2021 at UFC 268.
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Bobby Green faced Nasrat Haqparast on February 12,2022 at UFC 271.
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Just two weeks after his last UFC bout, Bobby Green stepped up to replace an injured Beneil Dariush against Islam Makhachev on February 26,2022 in the main event at UFC Fight Night 202.
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Bobby Green lost the bout via ground and pound TKO in the first round.
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Bobby Green was rebooked to face Jim Miller for the third time on July 2,2022, at UFC 276.
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Bobby Green received a six month USADA suspension for 6 months testing positive Dehydroepiandrosterone on out of competition drug test on May 16,2022 and he is eligible to fight again on November 16,2022.
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Bobby Green faced Drew Dober on December 17,2022, at UFC Fight Night 216.
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Bobby Green lost the fight via knockout in round two.
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Bobby Green faced Jared Gordon on April 22,2023, at UFC Fight Night 222.
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Late in the first round, Bobby Green knocked down Gordon via an accidental headbutt that went unnoticed by the referee, with Bobby Green finishing Gordon via knockout moments later.
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Bobby Green was scheduled to face Tony Ferguson at UFC 291 on July 29,2023.