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King Green feels his opponent took the fight due to a perceived advantage. | đ·: Getty/UFC
King Green initially wasnât keen on fighting Terrance McKinney.
Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweights Green and McKinney are set to collide at UFC 329 on July 11 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The former recently revealed that he was with the latter a week before the booking came together and was surprised to find that âT.Wreckâ accepted the fight.
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King Green details how Terrance McKinney fight came to fruition
Green considers McKinney a âhomie,â which is why he was surprised at the matchup. Paying heed to Nate Diazâs advice, the 39-year-old didnât want to fight someone he considers a friend. However, despite Green conveying the same to McKinney, the rising 155-pounderâs acceptance of the fight contract has seemingly offended the UFC veteran.
âTerrance McKinney was supposed to be my homie. I was hanging out with Terrance a week before we took the fight,â Green said on an episode of UFC 329âs âEmbeddedâ video series. âAnd Terrance, Iâm telling him like, âWeâre homiesâŠâ Nate Diaz broke it down to me â you ainât supposed to fight the homies. Iâm like, âBro, I thought we was homies. Whatâs up? Why are you trying to fight me?â He ended up texting me like, âHey, they still want me to take the fight.ââ
Green now believes McKinney sees this as a favorable matchup, which is motivating him going into UFC 329. âI was like, âLetâs do it, bro.â Maybe you think this is an easy fight. Maybe you think Iâm some sucker or some bitch, weâre gonna fight. Letâs go fight then. Letâs get it cracking,â Green added.
Green (35-17) is currently on a three-fight win streak with two finishes. Meanwhile, McKinney (18-8) has finished all 8 of his UFC wins in the first round and has never seen the judgesâ scorecards in his entire career.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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