King Green
USA
Pulls upset of Daniel Zellhuber
Green defeated Daniel Zellhuber via TKO (punches) at 4:55 of Round 2 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Mexico City.
ANALYSIS
King may be closing in on 40 years old and have north of 50 professional fights under his belt, but he also remains one of the most difficult guys in the division to game plan for. He's still plenty capable of teaching a youngster like Zellhuber a lesson, but this was a rout. Green closed with an 86-17 edge in significant strikes landed, in addition to landing all three of his takedown attempts. While King is more volume-over-power at this stage of his career, he's still got some thunder in his hands in the right situation. Green has been a .500 fighter dating back to December 2023, and he should be expected to hover around that mark moving forward. There's still plenty of gas left in the tank here.
King may be closing in on 40 years old and have north of 50 professional fights under his belt, but he also remains one of the most difficult guys in the division to game plan for. He's still plenty capable of teaching a youngster like Zellhuber a lesson, but this was a rout. Green closed with an 86-17 edge in significant strikes landed, in addition to landing all three of his takedown attempts. While King is more volume-over-power at this stage of his career, he's still got some thunder in his hands in the right situation. Green has been a .500 fighter dating back to December 2023, and he should be expected to hover around that mark moving forward. There's still plenty of gas left in the tank here.
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Zellhuber up next
Green will fight Daniel Zelhuber at UFC Mexico on Feb. 28, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Green defeated Lance Gibson in December to snap a brief two-fight skid, and he'll now attempt to start up a winning streak with a win over Zelhuber, who has lost back-to-back fights. That may be easier said than done, however, as Green will have to overcome a six-inch reach disadvantage.
Green defeated Lance Gibson in December to snap a brief two-fight skid, and he'll now attempt to start up a winning streak with a win over Zelhuber, who has lost back-to-back fights. That may be easier said than done, however, as Green will have to overcome a six-inch reach disadvantage.
Snaps brief losing streak
Green defeated Lance Gibson via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Green clearly wanted to get back in the Octagon and was willing to fight anyone, which led to this matchup against the debuting Gibson being booked just a few days ago. While the latter was competitive, King looked good and clearly deserved to win, regardless of what the one incompetent judge said. Green won the significant strike battle by a 65-30 count and even mixed in a takedown in the dying seconds. Gibson's entire offense was two successful takedowns, neither of which he took advantage of. It's the first win since April 2024 for the 39-year-old California native.
Green clearly wanted to get back in the Octagon and was willing to fight anyone, which led to this matchup against the debuting Gibson being booked just a few days ago. While the latter was competitive, King looked good and clearly deserved to win, regardless of what the one incompetent judge said. Green won the significant strike battle by a 65-30 count and even mixed in a takedown in the dying seconds. Gibson's entire offense was two successful takedowns, neither of which he took advantage of. It's the first win since April 2024 for the 39-year-old California native.
Fighting debutant at UFC Vegas 112
Green will fight Lance Gibson at UFC Vegas 112 on Saturday, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Green hasn't fought since losing to Mauricio Ruffy in March, and he hasn't come away with a win since he defeated Jim Miller in April 2024. Green will now aim to get back on track against Gibson, who will be taking a 9-1 professional record into his UFC debut Saturday.
Green hasn't fought since losing to Mauricio Ruffy in March, and he hasn't come away with a win since he defeated Jim Miller in April 2024. Green will now aim to get back on track against Gibson, who will be taking a 9-1 professional record into his UFC debut Saturday.
Ferreira fight off
Green's upcoming bout against Carlos Diego Ferreira has been called off for unspecified reasons, per Cole Shelton of BJPenn.com.
ANALYSIS
The fight was scheduled for UFC 319 on August 16 but will no longer take place due to unspecified reasons. Thus far, no replacement bout has been confirmed.
The fight was scheduled for UFC 319 on August 16 but will no longer take place due to unspecified reasons. Thus far, no replacement bout has been confirmed.
Taking on Ferreira
Green will face Carlos Diego Ferreira in a lightweight bout at UFC 319 on Aug. 16, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Green has dropped his last two fights, most recently being the victim of a highlight-reel KO at the hands (or more accurately the feet) of Mauricio Ruffy, who disposed of him with a spinning heel kick in Round 1. He'll look to avoid losing a third-straight fight, which would bring his record to an even .500 in the UFC.
Green has dropped his last two fights, most recently being the victim of a highlight-reel KO at the hands (or more accurately the feet) of Mauricio Ruffy, who disposed of him with a spinning heel kick in Round 1. He'll look to avoid losing a third-straight fight, which would bring his record to an even .500 in the UFC.