Dana White Shocked by King Green Homeless Comments
Dana White was shocked to hear that King Green is living out of his car. The UFC boss had not seen the clip. He did not pretend it made sense.
“How is that possible?” White said when it was put to him. “I have not heard that. I hope that’s not true. He just fought, and he fought back-to-back recently, and he makes damn good money. I haven’t heard any of that, no.”
He added that the interviewer was dropping all kinds of news bombs on him. That is the CEO learning about a 13-year roster veteran on a talk show, not in a fighter meeting. White has long said he does not keep MMA on his phone. Green’s Kick stream still found him.
Green (36-17-1) said it himself last week. He owns about nine houses. His friends live in them. He is sleeping in the car. He broke up with his girlfriend. Last camp he said he was robbed of $300,000 in jewelry. He called it real life and said he would find a spot after his next fight.
The next fight is Oct. 3. Green meets Esteban Ribovics at UFC 332 in Salt Lake City. He is on a four-fight streak. The last one was a last-second first-round TKO of Terrance McKinney on the UFC 329 card in July. Before that he submitted Jeremy Stephens in May. White’s “back-to-back” and “damn good money” line is the office math. Green’s car is the other ledger.
None of that is a payroll leak. UFC purses are private unless a fighter or filing puts a number on them. White’s point is simpler. A man who just won twice in two months, who has been on the roster since 2013, who is 40 and still getting booked, should not be describing himself as homeless. Green’s point is that the houses are occupied and the relationship is over, so the car is what is left.
He did not ask White for a check on the stream. He described a traffic jam of renters, family, a church moving into one place, a house in Colton for a baby mama, two more in Beaumont, a buyer on another, and then nowhere for him. That is Green’s story. White had not heard the story. Hoping it is not true is not the same as fixing it.
The UFC does not house fighters. It pays them to fight. Green is still on the October card. If he is truly living in a vehicle three weeks out from Ribovics, the camp is the camp. White now knows the quote exists. The matchmakers already knew the win streak existed.
This is not the first time Green’s life outside the cage has sounded like a movie. The jewelry claim was public before UFC 328. The nine houses and the car arrived together on a livestream, which is how a lot of Green’s truth gets out. He talks. Then the internet does the rest. Then Dana White, who was busy with Noche UFC and Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn, gets asked on camera and says he hopes it is not true.
It can be true and still be a mess of Green’s own making. Lending homes to homies is not a robbery. A breakup is not a purse. A 40-year-old with a win streak and a car is still a 40-year-old with a win streak. White’s disbelief is the ranking of the problem from the top of the company. Green’s next night is still in Utah.
He said he would figure something out after the fight. White said he makes damn good money. Between those two sentences is a lightweight who keeps winning and keeps telling on himself. The Octagon is the part the UFC can control. The passenger seat is Green’s until he takes one of the nine houses back.