Bobby “King” Green, the 39-year-old UFC veteran with a professional record of 36 wins (13 knockouts, 10 submissions, 13 decisions) and 17 losses, put on a sparring display against a 19-1 professional boxer from Adrien Broner and Deen the Great’s circle, and the result was one-sided.
Green has been competing since his 2008 professional debut, sharing the cage with names like Islam Makhachev, Terrence McKinney, Jeremy Stevens, Paddy Pimblett, and Rafael Fiziev.
According to sources, the backstory begins at a party hosted by Rampage Jackson, where Green and Deen the Great got into a heated exchange. Dean escalated quickly, claiming he could beat Green and shouting, “I bet my house.”
Green’s response was immediate: “We could go find out right now.” He was not posturing. He reportedly had his gloves sitting in his car.
Rampage stepped in and reminded Deen that he was talking to an active UFC star who had competed just weeks prior. Deen backed down.
Rather than stepping in himself, Broner and Deen arranged for the 19-1 professional boxer, said to compete at 135 lbs (61 kg), to spar Green in what was framed as a boxing-only session. Green arrived fresh off a full camp for his bout against Terrence McKinney and was in solid condition. The opponent looked noticeably out of shape.
Green’s approach created problems from the start. Hands hanging low at his hips, head constantly angling and tilting in ways most traditional boxers rarely encounter, he picked the 19-1 athlete apart throughout.
As commentator Tim Welch noted in his breakdown: “Bobby’s styling on him… He’s pulling these punches. He’s not sitting on those punches to crunch that kid.”
After the session, Broner approached Green and hinted at wanting his own sparring matchup. Green responded plainly: “I’ll make your heart come out your chest.”
Broner chose not to spar, which Welch framed as self-awareness given Broner’s current conditioning against a recently active MMA athlete.
The 19-1 boxer pushed back on how the session went, claiming he had absorbed Green’s best punches intentionally.
Green was not impressed: “I let him take three of his best sh0ts just to show I could take it. Bam. Bam. Bam. Right in a row.”
Welch closed his breakdown with a straightforward assessment: “King Green would take every single person out in that gym, give him a minute a piece if he wanted to actually fi ght them.”
Green walked into someone else’s gym, sparred a 19-1 professional, and left Broner declining to participate. That says enough.
