King Green: "I can't take this motherf***er nowhere" after stand-off with Ribovics team

Green's group, including boxer Arnold Barboza Jr, and Esteban Ribovics's team were separated near the Delta Center hours after Ribovics missed weight.

By Combat Sports UK Staff · Published Sat 3 Oct, 01:07 UK · AI-assisted reporting

King Green and Arnold Barboza Jr in their hotel room after the UFC 332 weigh-ins — Arnold Barboza Jr/Kick

King Green's group, which included boxer Arnold Barboza Jr, came face to face with Esteban Ribovics and his team outside a hotel near the Delta Center in Salt Lake City after Friday's UFC 332 weigh-ins.

"You couldn't make weight," was shouted again and again, along with "Make some f***ing weight" and "Don't f***ing touch me", before people stepped in and the two groups were split up. No punches were thrown.

Back in the hotel room, Green told Barboza Jr's stream: "I can't take this motherf***er nowhere." He added: "I was trying to be cool. I was gonna go over there and have some kumbaya." Then: "This motherf***er was like, 'No, I'm gonna go talk to him.' I'm like, 'That's not the move.'" Another voice in the room laughed: "It wasn't me, I can't snitch on nobody, but it wasn't me."

Ribovics weighed 156.5lb at the official weigh-ins earlier on Friday, half a pound over the 156lb limit for his non-title lightweight fight with Green. The fight goes ahead, and Ribovics forfeits 20 percent of his purse to Green, who came in at 155.5lb after snapping at his cameraman during his cut.

Green vs Ribovics is on the UFC 332 main card, which starts at 01:00 UK and Irish time early on Sunday. The weigh-in results have the full card.