Bobby Green dismisses Tonny Ferguson’s eye poke allegation 453j25

Bobby Green Responds to Tony Ferguson’s Eye Poke Comments | The MMA Hour 6akg

UFC lightweight fighter Bobby Green has dismissed rival Tony Ferguson’s allegation that he had intentionally poked the latter’s eye during UFC 291 on Sunday.

“I’m not going to argue with him. On one side of it, he thinks I’m intentionally trying to do this for this fight, so I’m not gonna argue with him on that aspect. He’s crazy with that, but you can’t argue with crazy,” Green told MMA Hour host Ariel Helwani.

The 36-year-old argued that he would never intentionally cheat in his games, including at UFC 291. Green also pointed out Ferguson’s own fouls, like a head butt and several illegal glove holds.

Green explained the incident was unintentional and happened due to the rapidly changing distances in their fight.

“What happened was, he jumped for a second, and I wasn’t ready and I kind of [put my hands out], and I was gonna throw a punch, too,” he said.

Ferguson once also suggested that Green was afraid of him after a run-in at the host hotel for UFC 291. However, the No. 16 in the lightweight ranking denied the allegation, saying he only asked Ferguson to remove his sunglasses.

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Despite his dismissal, Green understood why Ferguson was bothered by the eye poke.

However, the lightweight fighter also maintained that he had beaten Ferguson fair and square and would do the same if they met again. He did not take Ferguson’s complaint to heart even though he disagreed with how his opponent handled the loss.

“I would just tell him, listen, bro, I got nothing but love for you. I hope that you don’t take any of this personally. It’s the fight game,” said Green.

Green’s victory over Ferguson came after he fought Jared Gordon at April 22’s UFC Fight Night. However, the match was declared a “no contest” due to an accidental collision of their heads.