Bobby
Green is eyeing a quick turnaround going into his upcoming
UFC
304 fight.
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Green faces Liverpudlian prospect Paddy
Pimblett at UFC 304 on July 27 at the Co-op Live Arena in
Manchester, England. Green then wants to fly across the globe for
UFC
305 on Aug. 17 at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.
Green will already be at UFC 305 to corner teammate Alex Reyes,
who will seek his first UFC win against Tom Nolan
after back-to-back first-round stoppage losses. Looking to make the
best of his visit, Green expressed interest in a clash against
Dan
Hooker, who is also seemingly eager to be on the card.
“My plans is to fight Paddy, and if I can, if the UFC let me, I
want to fight in Perth too,” said Green on his Instagram Stories.
“You can pick that person. I heard Dan Hooker is
looking for a fight. I’ll fight Dan, I don’t care. But all I need
is for you to do me this favor, work out them taxes. Because I’m
not trying to give up $90,000 in f—-ing taxes to Australia. But if
my plans go right, fight Paddy in London and already I gotta go [to
Australia] for my boy Alex Reyes’
fight. I’m already gonna be out there, I might as well fight too.
So, if you all can make than happen UFC, let’s make it
happen.’”
Representing the
City Kickboxing gym in Auckland, New Zealand, Hooker is one of
the biggest fan favorite fighters from the region. Hooker’s
teammate, Israel
Adesanya, who challenges Dricus Du
Plessis for the middleweight title in the main event at UFC
305, has strongly implored the UFC to include “The Hangman” on the
card.
Meanwhile, Hooker recently stirred up rumors of a potential UFC 305
clash against former lightweight champ Charles
Oliveira. However, “The Hangman” admitted to having fabricated
that bout once Oliveira shut down the rumors.
Green is 1-3 in his last four and coming off a unanimous decision
win over Jim Miller at
UFC 300. He will first have to get past Pimblett, who is unbeaten
in five UFC outings and coming off a unanimous decision win over
Tony
Ferguson at UFC 296.
Meanwhile, Hooker hasn’t fought since a violent split-decision win
over Jalin
Turner at UFC 290 in July 2023 that left him with a lingering
hand injury.