Bobby Green criticized Paul Felder‘s commentary during his fight with Jared Gordon and hinted at a potential rematch, stating he would only run it back if Gordon believes he had a chance in the fight.
Bobby Green had some harsh words for Paul Felder after his fight with Jared Gordon on Saturday at UFC Vegas 71, in which an unintentional clash of heads led to the bout being ruled as a no-contest. Felder, who has known Gordon for years and had even stepped in to corner him on short-notice once, reacted poorly to the sequence, animatedly exclaiming, “Come on!” and saying that the situation “sucks.” At one point, it even appeared that the UFC production team told Felder to rein it in, as he said, “I know, I’m calmed down” during the broadcast.
Green’s reaction to Felder’s commentary is likely not helped by the unfortunate reality for himself. Because the bout was ruled a no-contest, Green didn’t receive his win bonus, nor was he able to secure a Performance or Fight of the Night bonus. A few days removed from the incident, Green still feels the same way about it, saying he’s had the same thing happen to him that struck Gordon, and he fought through it.
“This is a f****** fight,” Green said. “98 percent of the scars on my face… this s*** came from headbutts. I just fought through the s***. I just fought through it… This s*** happens all the f****** time. Man the f*** up.” He went on to say, “I could see if he hit his head and he was f***** up and he was out… but what I am saying is, the s*** is what it is. It’s a f****** fight. S*** happens. Especially with the way he was waving his big-ass f****** head. He was scared, trying not to get hit. So it is what it is. Sometimes s*** just f****** happens. Man the f*** up.”
Despite Green’s thoughts, the bout remains a no-contest, and the logical step forward seems to be doing exactly what Felder suggested on the broadcast: let both men heal up and then do the rematch. And even though he feels like he should have won, Green is open to that — on one condition. “I would run it back just because I feel like people think that Jared was getting something going there,” Green said. “But if he wants to run that back, let’s leave that option up to him. I don’t give a f***, yes or no. If he wants to run it back, if he runs his mouth and thinks he had any chance in that fight, I’ll run it back on him.”