King Green was at the peak of his taunting form at UFC Fight Night 268, and it paid off in the form of a major upset of heavily favored Daniel Zellhuber.
The 39-year-old Green (34-17-1 MMA, 15-12-1 UFC) missed his shots and stayed in his zone during his lightweight feature fight against Zellhuber (15-4 MMA, 3-4 UFC) at CDMX Arena in Mexico on Saturday, which he kept until landing some big shots that ended with a TKO at 4:55 of the second round.
Greene kept Zelhuber in check over and over again with jabs, well-timed kicks and heavier punches, adding to his already established record of biggest punches. Zelhuber stood in front of Green, his hands lowered, but he refused to let go of his output, leaving a stare.
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Finally, Green landed a punch that rocked Zelhuber and he attacked until referee Herb Dean finally decided to stop the action.
After the fight, Green changed his stance and instead supported the UFC re-signing Nate Diaz.
“Dana (White), bring my son Nate Diaz back to the UFC,” Green said in a post-fight interview with Michael Bisping. “Let him retire where he belongs.”
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This article originally appeared in MMA Junkie: UFC Mexico Video: King Green TKOs Daniel Zellhuber in losing style