Bobby Green (born September 9, 1986) is an American professional

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. He currently competes in the

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division in the

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(UFC). A professional competitor since 2008, Green is the former King of the Cage Lightweight Champion and

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Champion, and in addition he has also competed in

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, and

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. Green also made an appearance on the

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reality show

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Background

Green was born in

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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. Green began

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in his sophomore year at A.B. Miller High School in

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, placing twice in the state tournament. Green began pursuing a career in professional

mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...

while he was also working at a warehouse to help support his son.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Green made his professional mixed martial arts debut in January 2008, and quickly amassed an 8–1 record while fighting on independent events. Green drew the attention of

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and fought on their second (and final) card Day of Reckoning. He lost to

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via submission in the first round. Green was docked two points in the first round, in what

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has called one of the dirtiest fights in recent memory. Following the loss, Green began a successful run in the

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promotion. On February 25, 2010, Green defeated

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via first-round TKO to win the King of the Cage Junior Welterweight Championship at KOTC Arrival at the San Manuel Casino in

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. He eventually defended the title once before losing it to

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. On April 21, Green defeated Dom O'Grady by unanimous decision to win the King of the Cage Lightweight Championship.

Strikeforce

On July 14, 2011, it was announced that Green had signed a four-fight deal with Strikeforce. It was originally announced that Green would debut against

Milton Vieira Milton Vieira (born October 10, 1978) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing as a Featherweight. Vieira is widely credited as the inventor of the anaconda choke. Vieira is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Murilo Bustamante ...

at Strikeforce Challengers: Gurgel vs. Duarte. However, on July 19, it was announced he would be filling in for

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against

Gesias Cavalcante Gesias Cavalcante (born July 6, 1983) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division. He was the 2006 and 2007 K-1 HERO Middleweight Champion, and has also fought for Strikeforce, DREAM, Shooto, W ...

at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson. The fight was very back and forth, but Green lost the fight via a narrow split decision. His next bout came against Charon Spain at Strikeforce Challengers: Larkin vs. Rossborough. Green won the fight via submission (arm-triangle choke) in the second round but is out indefinitely due to left and right hand injuries. Green was scheduled to face

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at Strikeforce Challengers: Britt vs. Sayers. However, Vallie-Flagg was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by J. P. Reese. He won the fight via submission in the third round. On May 19, 2012, Green faced James Terry at Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier where he won via split decision (28–29, 29–28, 29–28). Green next faced Matt Ricehouse on August 18, 2012 at Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman and won the fight via unanimous decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Green defeated

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on February 2, 2013 at

UFC 156 ''UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar '' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 2, 2013, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Paradise, Nevada. Background A bout between Dan Henderson and Lyoto Machida was brie ...

via rear-naked choke submission in the third round. After back and forth action in the first two rounds, Green displayed some great grappling, countering Volkmann's attempts and finishing with the choke after some vicious ground and pound, which forced Volkmann to give up his back. The performance earned Green ''Submission of the Night'' honors. Green was expected to face

Danny Castillo Daniel Alfonso Castillo (born August 25, 1979) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional from 2007 until 2015, he competed in 22 bouts with both the UFC and WEC. Mixed martial arts career Early career Castillo began training M ...

on July 27, 2013 at

UFC on Fox 8 ''UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 8'') was a mixed martial arts event held on July 27, 2013, at the Key Arena in Seattle, Washington. The event was broadcast live on FX and Fox. Background The main event was a UFC F ...

. However, in mid-July, Green pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by

. Green faced James Krause on November 6, 2013 at

UFC Fight Night 31 ''UFC: Fight for the Troops 3'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 31'') was a mixed martial arts event held on November 6, 2013, at Fort Campbell in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The event was broadcast live on Fox Sports 1. Background The event was th ...

. The fight ended in unusual fashion as Green had previously kicked Krause in the groin area twice, resulting in a one-point deduction. Green then landed a blow to Krause's belt line, which resulted in Krause falling to the canvas. Referee John McCarthy declared it a legal blow and awarded Green a TKO victory. Green quickly stepped back into the octagon filling in for the injured

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against

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Green was expected to face Abel Trujillo on February 1, 2014 at

UFC 169 ''UFC 169: Barão vs. Faber 2'' was a mixed martial arts event held on February 1, 2014, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The event was released on DVD on May 6, 2014. The DVD was distributed by the label ''Anchor Bay Entertainment ...

. However, Green pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by

. Green was expected to face Jim Miller on April 26, 2014 at

UFC 172 ''UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira'' was a mixed martial arts event that was held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 26, 2014, at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The event was released on DVD on July 29, 2014. The DVD was dist ...

. However, in the week leading up to the event, Green pulled out of the bout citing another injury and was replaced by

Yancy Medeiros Yancy Medeiros Jr. (born September 7, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of Bellator MMA. A professional competitor since 2007, he has competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Strikeforc ...

. The bout with Trujillo was rescheduled for August 2, 2014 at

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. However, after

was cancelled, Green/Trujillo was rescheduled and was expected to take place on August 16, 2014 at

UFC Fight Night 47 ''UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Saint Preux'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 47'') was a mixed martial arts event held on August 16, 2014, at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine. Background The event was headlined by top ten light heavyw ...

. Subsequently, Green was removed from this fight on July 11 in favor of a matchup with against

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as Green replaced Michael Johnson on July 26, 2014 at

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. Green won the bout via split decision. A bout with

Jorge Masvidal Jorge Masvidal (born November 12, 1984) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Masvidal has been competing professionally since 2003; he ...

, first scheduled under the

banner in 2012 before being scrapped, was expected to take place on September 27, 2014 at

UFC 178 ''UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso'' was a mixed martial arts event held on September 27, 2014, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Background The event was supposed to be headlined by a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship rematch bet ...

. However, on August 14, the UFC announced that Green would now face

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at the event. Following the signing and scheduling of former

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Champion

Eddie Alvarez Edward "Eddie" Alvarez (born January 11, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Lightweight (170 lb) division of ONE Championship. He also formerly competed in the UFC and Bellator MMA, winning world titles ...

to face Cerrone at the event, Green was rescheduled to compete at a later, undetermined date. Green faced

Edson Barboza Edson Barboza Jr. (born January 21, 1986) is a Brazilian-American professional mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and has formerly competed at li ...

on November 22, 2014 at

UFC Fight Night 57 ''UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Swanson'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 57'') was a mixed martial arts event held at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, on November 22, 2014. Background The event was the second that the organization had host ...

. Green lost the fight via unanimous decision. Green was briefly linked to a bout with

on April 4, 2015 at

UFC Fight Night 63 ''UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 63'') was a mixed martial arts event held on April 4, 2015, at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia. Background The event was the third that the organization hosted at the ...

. However, shortly after the fight was announced by the UFC, Green pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by

Benson Henderson Benson Henderson (born November 16, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist who competes for Bellator MMA, currently competing in their Lightweight division. He is a former UFC Lightweight Champion and WEC Lightweight Champion. As of Novembe ...

Green was expected to face Al Iaquinta on July 15, 2015, at

UFC Fight Night 71 ''UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 71'') was a mixed martial arts event held on July 15, 2015, at the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California. Background The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout b ...

. However, Green pulled out of the fight in mid-June citing another injury. Green next faced

Dustin Poirier Dustin Poirier (born January 19, 1989) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He is a former Interim UFC Lightweight Champion. As of May 9, 2022, he is #2 in the UFC lightweight rankings and as of October 24, 2022, he is #11 in the U ...

on June 4, 2016 at

UFC 199 ''UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2'' was a mixed martial arts event held on June 4, 2016, at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Background While this was the first time the organization has held an event at the venue, it was the fifth time that U ...

. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round. Green was expected to face

Josh Burkman Joshua Ray Burkman (born April 10, 1980) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist formerly competing in the Welterweight division. He formerly competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the World Series of Fighting, the XFC, ...

on October 1, 2016 at

UFC Fight Night 96 ''UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 96'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on October 1, 2016, at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. Background The even ...

. However, Green pulled out of the fight on September 9 citing personal issues and was replaced by promotional newcomer

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. Green faced

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on April 15, 2017 at

UFC on Fox 24 ''UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 24'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on April 15, 2017, at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Background The event was the f ...

. He lost the fight by split decision. As the last fight of his prevailing contract, Green faced

Lando Vannata Landon Anthony Vannata (born March 14, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Featherweight (MMA), featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional com ...

on October 7, 2017 at

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. In round one Vannata landed an illegal knee to the head of the grounded Green, which caused referee

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to deduct Vannata a point. The judges handed down a split draw after three rounds with one judge had it even 28–28, one judge scored it 29–27 to Green, and one judge scored it 29–27 for Vannata. This fight earned him Fight of the Night award. Green faced

Erik Koch Erik Jon Koch (born October 4, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2007, he formerly competed for the WEC. Background Koch wa ...

on January 27, 2018 at UFC on Fox: Jacaré vs. Brunson 2. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Green was expected to face

Beneil Dariush Beneil Khobier Dariush (born May 6, 1989) is an Assyrian-American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of October 24, 2022, he is #4 in the UFC lightw ...

on March 3, 2018 at

UFC 222 ''UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on March 3, 2018, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Background A ...

. However, on February 14, 2018, it was announced that Green was forced to pull out from the event, citing injury. Green was expected to face

Clay Guida Clayton Charles Guida (; born December 8, 1981) is an American professional mixed martial artist, currently signed to the UFC competing in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 2003, Guida also formerly competed for Strikeforc ...

on June 9, 2018 at

UFC 225 ''UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on June 9, 2018, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Background A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between ...

. However, Green was forced out of the bout due to an injury and was replaced by

Charles Oliveira Charles Oliveira da Silvahttp://boxing.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/boxingnvgov/content/results/2014_Results/12-12-14MMA.pdf (born October 17, 1989) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner. He currently comp ...

Green faced

Drakkar Klose Drakkar Don Klose (born March 9, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Born and raised alongside six other siblings in South Haven, Michigan, ...

on December 15 at

UFC on Fox 31 ''UFC on Fox: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 31'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on December 15, 2018 at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Backgr ...

He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Green announced his retirement after he lost the fight. After his brief hiatus, Green returned to face

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on November 16, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 22. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Green faced

on June 20, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov. He won the fight via unanimous decision. A rematch with

took place on August 1, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan. He won the fight via unanimous decision. This fight earned him the '' Fight of the Night'' award. Green faced Alan Patrick, replacing Rodrigo Vargas on September 12, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 177. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Green faced Thiago Moisés on October 31, 2020 at

UFC Fight Night 181 ''UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 181'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 39'' and ''UFC Vegas 12'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 31, 2020 at the UFC Ap ...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. However 11 out of 15 media outlets scored the bout as a win for Green. Green was expected to face Jim Miller on February 13, 2021 at

UFC 258 ''UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 13, 2021, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United State ...

. However the fight was cancelled when Green collapsed after the weigh-ins. Green faced

Rafael Fiziev Rafael Fiziev (born March 5, 1993) is an Azerbaijani professional mixed martial artist and Muay Thai fighter, who currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of October 24, 2022, he is #6 in the ...

on August 7, 2021 at

UFC 265 ''UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 7, 2021, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, United States. Background An interim UFC Heavyweight Championshi ...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. This fight earned him the '' Fight of the Night'' award. Green faced Al Iaquinta on November 6, 2021 at

UFC 268 ''UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 6, 2021, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, United States. Background A UFC Welterwe ...

. Green won the fight by TKO in round one. This win earned him the ''

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'' award. Green faced

Nasrat Haqparast Nasrat Haqparast (born August 22, 1995) is a German mixed martial artist (MMA) who currently competes in the Lightweight division in the UFC. Background Haqparast was born in Germany to Afghan parents from Kandahar who came as refugees from ...

on February 12, 2022 at

UFC 271 ''UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 12, 2022 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, United States. Background A UFC Middleweight Champio ...

. He won the bout via unanimous decision. Just two weeks after his last UFC bout, Green stepped up to replace an injured

against

Islam Makhachev Islam Ramazanovich Makhachev (russian: Исла́м Рамаза́нович Маха́чев; born 27 October 1991) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist and former Sambo competitor. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in ...

on February 26, 2022 in the main event at

UFC Fight Night 202 ''UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 202'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 60'' and ''UFC Vegas 49'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 26, 2022 at the U ...

. He lost the bout via ground and pound TKO in the first round. Green was rebooked to face Jim Miller for the third time on July 2, 2022, at

UFC 276 ''UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 2, 2022, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. ...

. A week before the event, Green was forced to pull out of the bout. Green received a six month

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suspension for 6 months testing positive

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(DHEA) on out of competition drug test on May 16, 2022 and he is eligible to fight again on November 16, 2022. Green faced

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on December 17, 2022, at

UFC Fight Night 216 ''UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 216, UFC on ESPN+ 74'' and ''UFC Vegas 66'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 17, 2022, at the ...

. He lost the fight via knockout in round two. This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award.

Personal life

Green has three children.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

** Submission of the Night (One time) **

(One time) ** Fight of the Night (Four times) ** Most significant strikes in UFC Lightweight history (1477) ** Most total strikes landed in UFC Lightweight history (1695) *

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**2017 October Fight of the Month **2020 August Fight of the Month *

** KOTC Lightweight Championship (One time) ** KOTC Junior Welterweight Championship (One time) ***One successful title defense *Total Fight Alliance **TFA Lightweight Championship (One time) *Warriors Fighting Championship **WFC 2008 Lightweight Tournament Winner

Amateur wrestling

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All-State (2003, 2004) **

State Championship Sportsmanship Award (2004)

Mixed martial arts record

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 21–5 , James Krause , TKO (body kick) , UFC: Fight for the Troops 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:50 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 19–5 , Matt Ricehouse , Decision (unanimous) , Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 18–5 , James Terry , Decision (split) , Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 16–5 , Charon Spain , Submission (arm-triangle choke) , Strikeforce Challengers: Larkin vs. Rossborough , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:54 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 15–4 , Dom O'Grady , Decision (unanimous) , KOTC: Moral Victory , , align=center, 5 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 11–2 , Sevak Magakian , TKO (punches) , Respect in the Cage 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:24 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 10–2 , Jeff Torch , TKO (submission to punches) , KOTC: Jolted , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:29 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 9–2 , John Ulloa , Submission (armbar) , KOTC: Immortal , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 8–1 , Toby Grear , TKO (punches) , TFA 11: Pounding at the Pyramid , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:25 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 7–1 , Rafael Salomao , TKO (punches) , rowspan=3, Warriors Fighting Championship , rowspan=3, , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:10 , rowspan=3,

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, Mexico , , - , Win , align=center, 6–1 , Israel Giron , KO (punches) , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:47 , , - , Win , align=center, 5–1 , Santiago Manzanares , Decision (split) , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:00 , , - , Win , align=center, 4–1 , Raymond Ayala , Submission (choke) , Total Fighting Alliance 10 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:59 ,

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Herman Terrado Herman Terrado (born September 27, 1989) is a professional mixed martial artist from Guam currently competing in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2008, Terrado has also formerly competed for Strikeforce and the Professio ...

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Henry Briones Jose Enrique Briones (born October 22, 1980), better known as Henry Briones, is a Mexican mixed martial artist and competed in Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Briones grew up in Tijuana playing inlin ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Bobby 1986 births Living people African-American mixed martial artists American male mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists from California Mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People from Fontana, California Sportspeople from San Bernardino, California Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters American male sport wrestlers Amateur wrestlers 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American people

Background

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Strikeforce

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Personal life

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Amateur wrestling

Mixed martial arts record

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