Even though he has never won a UFC title or beaten a ranked opponent, Paddy Pimblett is a big star in the UK. His fandom has resonated well with the US audience, too. Scheduled to fight Bobby Green at UFC 304, ‘The Baddy’ has big plans for his UFC career.
Fight fans ardently follow the former Cage Warriors featherweight champion on social media. The 29-year-old recently had an interesting response to Green officially changing his name. Let’s dive into the details.
Bruce Buffer to Announce ‘King Green’ at UFC 304
Bobby Green, who is coming off an exciting fight against Jim Miller at UFC 300, recently revealed an interesting thing. Popularly known as ‘King,’ Green has adopted it as his official real name. The American has been in the process of changing his name for some time, but it now materialized.
Green revealed the news via Instagram, posting the official papers from the State of California with the caption, “I know I worked so hard at Bobby Green but the point was to show u go from nothing to a King #kingarmy.” With name change, Bruce Buffer will announce the veteran UFC lightweight as ‘King Green’ at UFC 304.
When Pimblett knew about the recent development, he had an interesting response. The Liverpudlian posted an edited picture of his head with Jamie Lannister’s body with the caption. “This mushroom has actually changed his name to King🤣 so yous can officially call me the Kingslayer on July 28th 👑🗡️🤗”
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The picture and caption of the Brit indeed referenced the popular TV show Game of Thrones and its prequel House of the Dragon. Jamie Lannister is a kingslayer in the series, while Mushroom is a character from George RR Martin’s Thousand World Universe, though not yen shown on House of the Dragon.
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