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King Green was back in the cage at UFC 332, and he brought former UFC champion and MMA legend Quinton \u201cRampage\u201d Jackson with him in his corner. That didn\u2019t save him from a hard night at the office: Esteban Ribovics knocked Green down multiple times in the first round, forcing a stoppage from the ref at 4:08.<\/p>\n
Jackson clearly wasn\u2019t enjoying the cageside view during Green\u2019s fight and explained afterwards that he\u2019s not a fan of playing the corner role.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t really corner,\u201d Jackson told Nina Drama (via Happy Punch). \u201cBobby asked me to corner him and all that stuff, I was like, \u2018Ah, I don\u2019t wanna do all that stuff.\u2019 But, he\u2019s such a good guy, I didn\u2019t want to say no.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBobby\u2019s an entertainer, he\u2019s going to bring it no matter what,\u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019s just, for me, he\u2019s my boy, he\u2019s like my brother. It just sucks seeing one of your boys get beat but it happens. It\u2019s part of the job.\u201d<\/p>\n
While Green made it clear that he felt referee Herb Dean stopped his fight early, \u201cRampage\u201d kept it real as they discussed the fight at an afterparty.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou put on a show before you worry about your own safety,\u201d Jackson argued. \u201cWe don\u2019t think about the wear and tear that we have on our body. That\u2019s what they be thinking about. Like, my brother, I wanted to see you win but that might have been a bad decision. What we don\u2019t think about in fighting is that s–t adds up.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t plan on living long!\u201d Green replied. \u201cLet me f–king go! I live life right now and today. I\u2019m a real gangster, n—a. I look at death right in his face. I watching s–t like Dragon Ball Z, and they\u2019re doing this [movement]. I\u2019m doing s–t I see in the cartoon, but in real life!\u201d<\/p>\n
You gotta give Green credit for being such a gamer even in the face of overwhelming odds. But Jackson is right: the ref is there to save you from yourself. Green was doing nothing but taking more damage. If Dean hadn\u2019t stepped in, Ribovics would have. And then maybe King wouldn\u2019t have been out at the clubs following the fight. He might have been in the hospital.<\/p>\n