Esteban
Ribovics has described his victory over King Green as
the most satisfying of his career.
Ribovics (17-3) stopped Green (36-18-1, 1 NC) in the first round of
their
Ultimate Fighting Championship catchweight bout at UFC
332 on Oct. 3 in Salt Lake City, knocking down the veteran
three times before referee Herb Dean
stopped the fight.
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Esteban Ribovics details heated confrontation with King Green
and Arnold Barboza Jr.
Tensions between the fighters escalated after Ribovics narrowly
missed weight. The Argentine lightweight’s team then clashed with
Green’s entourage, including professional boxer Arnold Barboza Jr.,
before the ceremonial weigh-ins.
Speaking to Hablemos MMA in Spanish, Ribovics said the prefight
tension made the victory particularly rewarding.
“Yeah, you can say it’s the most satisfying victory of my career
because this was the first time they tried to bully me and treat me
disrespectfully,” Ribovics said. “So yeah, at that moment, I was
telling him like, ‚Shut your mouth or keep talking,‘ something like
that. I don’t remember. They were outside and I confronted Barboza
and that’s when Green stepped in and pushed me. They don’t need to
touch me and surrounded us with his team. That’s when respect flew
out the window. They tried to bully me and tried to be the bad
boys. They were saying we could fight here in the streets. Come on,
man. Shut up.“