King Green and Esteban Ribovics steal the show with hilarious UFC 332 exchange
UFC fans react to the hilarious back-and-forth between King Green and Esteban Ribovics at the UFC 332 pre-fight press conference.
UFC lightweight star King Green will be in action this Saturday against Esteban Ribovics in the main card of UFC 332. The two fighters have been trading playful shots during fight week
However, their recent back-and-forth at the pre-fight presser for UFC 332 has gone viral, sparking reactions from the MMA world.
UFC fans react to hilarious King Green and Esteban Ribovics exchange
The exchange began when Ribovics bluntly told Green to “shut the f**k up,” prompting Green to turn the comment into a joke about the Argentine's English.
“Is that the only English you speak, shut the f**k up, is that only English u speak?,” Green said.
Ribovics then switched the conversation to Spanish and asked Green whether he could speak the language.
“Poquito ,” King responded.
The unexpected exchange had the crowd laughing and quickly became one of the more entertaining moments from the press conference. UFc later shared the clip on their Instagram account, which quickly went viral, igniting a reaction from the fans
Check the exchange between King Green and Esteban Ribovics below:
A fan is enjoying the unusual back-and-forth between the two lightweight fighters. He wrote, “Gotta hype up the fight.”
Another fan praised Green's personality, adding, “Love how Bobby keeps it hood, bro looking like pac put here and fighting like him too lol.”
Others were even more enthusiastic about the matchup, with one fan calling it, “People's Main Event.”
Another fan simply wrote, “Only highlight from the presser.”
Some fans also reminded others not to overlook Ribovics ahead of the fight. He commented, “Don't sleep on Esteban Ribovics guys.”
One fan suggested that Ribovics may have been prepared for Green to start talking trash, writing, “Bobby tried to hype the crowd and esteban randomly says this you can tell he practiced that in case bobby started to talk shit and he didn't know.”
Check out more fan reactions below:
The anticipation for the fight is building, and this recent exchange has added even more attention to the matchup. However, Ribovics didn't make weight and has forfeited 20% of his fight purse.
Esteban Ribovics misses weight ahead of UFC 332 clash with King Green
Despite being 40 years old, Green successfully made weight for the fight, hitting the scale at 155.5 pounds. Meanwhile, Ribovics, who looked visibly drained, weighed half a pound more than the non-title lightweight limit.
Now, the Argentine fighter will forfeit 20% of his fight purse and is not eligible for any bonuses on Saturday night.
