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Yes, Bobby Green officially changed his name to 'King Green' in 2024. In the build-up to his fight against Jared Gordon in April 2023, Green first announced that he would be renaming himself and would adopt his moniker 'King' as his legal name.
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He explained that while he attempted to change his name on several occasions, he was thwarted by the law due to his outstanding debts. However, he revealed that all those issues were a thing of the past, and he could now rename himself 'King' without a last name.
Despite the initial announcement, Green continued to use Bobby as his first name in his subsequent UFC fights. This led many fans to dismiss Green's announcement as a mere word play. However, the 38-year-old officially changed his first name to 'King' ahead of his UFC 304 fight against Paddy Pimblett.
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In an Instagram post in July 2024, Green shared a video of himself with his birth certificate with the name 'King' appearing under the 'ammended information' column.
Check out Bobby Green's Instagram post below:
Bobby Green promises to beat up LeBron James for the 'King' moniker
It seems Bobby Green knows there can only be one 'King' in the sporting world and is ready to rough up NBA superstar LeBron James to be the only one to use that nickname.
The Los Angeles Lakers star is undoubtedly among the most famous athletes in the world and is popularly called 'King James' by the fans. However, it seems Green isn't happy about having to share the royal monicker.
In an interview with TMZ Sports, Bobby Green expressed his confidence about being able to beat the 6-foot-9, 250-pound power forward in a fight and said:
"There can only be one king. Let's go find out. The other one's gonna get his head cut off!... If LeBron wanted to fight with me, it wouldn’t be close... He’s a big dude, but he doesn’t have the skills I’m sorry. Skills pay the bills, sir... In a heartbeat, without even thinking about it. Hell yeah. I'll wax his ass! (h/t tmz.com)
On the professional front, Green is coming off a first-round submission defeat against Paddy Pimblett at UFC 304. He will return to competition at UFC 313 on March 8 as he takes on Mauricio Ruffy.
