‘King’ Bobby Green is close to making a million dollars this year. All he needs is one more big win which he hopes to get this December against lightweight standout Dan Hooker.
Green added another impressive win to his resume on Saturday night, scoring a 33-second knockout against top-ten-ranked contender Grant Dawson in the UFC Vegas 80 main event. With the win, Green should see a number next to his name in the near future, opening up a whole new world of potential opponents.
BOBBY GREEN JUST STARCHED GRANT DAWSON IN 30 SECONDS ?!
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Appearing on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani following his highlight-reel-worthy victory, Bobby Green revealed that he is close to banking a million dollars this year and plans on booking a fight in December to push him over the edge.
“I have goals. I don’t let any of this stuff that y’all think and do block what I’ve got going,” Green said. “I just kept digging the shovel when everybody was talking about, ‘You’re not going to be champ. You’re not going to do this, you’re not going to do that.’ I just dug the shovel. I didn’t get caught up in all that different stuff, and in doing that — the shovel, which means going towards my goal, make sure the kids are taken care of.
“Every time I touch that floor, I’m going closer to my goal. My goal, I told my coach this year, I’m going to make you $100,000. He gets 10 percent of my check. So if he makes $100,000, that means I made a milly. We’re real close. I’m going to make $1 million this year. That’s been my goal, and so I need to do this last one which accomplishes that. That’s why I’m saying I’m going to do December. If they open it up, I’m doing it.”
Bobby Green is Ready to Make a Quick Turnaround and Compete in December Against Dan Hooker
If Green gets his way, that fight will come against Dan Hooker. After dropping four out of five, ‘The Hangman’ is on a two-fight win streak and could reassert himself as a contender in the lightweight division with a win over Green.
“I’ve been doing the same stuff, you guys, and I’m going to keep showing you,” Green said. “So when I say that, I’ve got to live up to my word. I said I’d come out in December, I’m willing to do December. Who wants to get down? Let’s go. Hooker was talking like he wanted [to fight]. He said December is cool for him. If he really wants to do that. I heard some whispers that he’s talking like he wants to do it, let’s see if he’s really down.”
Bobby Green is willing to fight Dan Hooker in December 👀 #TheMMAHour
"I heard some whispers that he’s talking like he wants to do it. Let’s see if you’re really down.”
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Of course, Dan Hooker isn’t the only option out there for Bobby Green. Following his win over Dawson, Renato Moicano called for a clash with ‘King’ inside the Octagon.
“Do I have a preference? Listen, I have all the time in the world. I’m just going to keep getting bigger,” Green said. “All these guys want my name. This is a weird feeling. When I was calling people, I swear to God, when I was calling people, none of y’all n***** ever would even acknowledge me. They wouldn’t even acknowledge me. They wouldn’t even say, ‘I seen you.’
“The only person that said something to me was ‘The Irish Dragon’ [Paul Felder]. That was the only person that ever said something. Everybody else ignored me. So that’s why I’m saying, n**** stop. Now all of a sudden everybody wants to call my name?
“Now they realize I’m the f*cking name. I’m the guy that’s going to shake sh*t up. Just like I said, I’m going to shake sh*t up. I’m going to continue to shake sh*t up. This next one? It’s going to be another classic, I promise you that.”
Watch the full MMA Hour interview below:
Transcription by MMA Fighting
