Green, who is currently unranked, is scheduled to face highly-touted contender Islam Makhachev in the first headliner of his UFC career this Saturday. The UFC veteran accepted the fight on ten days’ notice after Makhachev’s scheduled opponent Beneil Dariush pulled out due to an injury.
With many pegging the originally scheduled bout as a title eliminator, Bisping believes Green could become the No.1 contender at 155 lbs if he beats Makhachev. The UFC Hall of Famer recently said on his YouTube channel:
He added:
Watch Michael Bisping discuss Green’s shot at becoming the No.1 contender below:
Bobby Green claims to be the lightweight BMF
Bobby Green recently schooled Nasrat Haqparast on his way to a dominant unanimous victory at UFC 271. That made it two in a row for ‘King’ following a bonus-winning TKO victory over Al Iaquinta at UFC 268 last year.
Interestingly, Green wasn’t originally scheduled to fight Haqparast either. He stepped in as a replacement on that occasion as well. Despite being unranked, he is now set to square off against No.4-ranked Islam Makhachev next. After accepting the fourteen-day turnaround, Green posted an edited image of himself wearing the BMF belt.
He wrote in the caption:
Meanwhile, Islam Makhachev is currently riding a magnificent nine-fight winning streak. Touted as the next Khabib Nurmagomedov, Makhachev was looking to seal a title shot with a win over fellow top-ranked lightweight contender Beneil Dariush.
Nevertheless, the Dagestani did not back down when offered an unranked opponent in Green instead.
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