King
Green feels his opponent took the fight due to a perceived
advantage. | 📷: Getty/UFC

King
Green initially wasn't keen on fighting Terrance
McKinney.

Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweights Green and McKinney
are set to collide at
UFC 329 on July 11 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The former
recently revealed that he was with the latter a week before the
booking came together and was surprised to find that “T.Wrecksâ€
accepted the fight.

King Green details how Terrance McKinney fight came to
fruition

Green considers McKinney a “homie,†which is why he was surprised
at the matchup. Paying heed to Nate Diaz's
advice, the 39-year-old didn't want to fight someone he considers a
friend. However, despite Green conveying the same to McKinney, the
rising 155-pounder's acceptance of the fight contract has seemingly
offended the UFC veteran.

“Terrance McKinney was supposed to be my homie. I was hanging out
with Terrance a week before we took the fight,†Green said on an
episode of UFC 329's “Embedded†video series. “And Terrance, I'm
telling him like, ‘We're homies…' Nate Diaz broke it down to me —
you ain't supposed to fight the homies. I'm like, ‘Bro, I thought
we was homies. What's up? Why are you trying to fight me?' He ended
up texting me like, ‘Hey, they still want me to take the
fight.'â€

Green now believes McKinney sees this as a favorable matchup, which
is motivating him going into UFC 329. “I was like, ‘Let's do it,
bro.' Maybe you think this is an easy fight. Maybe you think I'm
some sucker or some bitch, we're gonna fight. Let's go fight then.
Let's get it cracking,†Green added.

Green (35-17) is currently on a three-fight win streak with two
finishes. Meanwhile, McKinney (18-8) has finished all 8 of his UFC
wins in the first round and has never seen the judges' scorecards
in his entire career.

Elisha Ellison will face a monumental challenge at UFC 329 as a
historic underdog. | 📷: Getty/UFC

Elisha
Ellison isn't intimidated by the hype behind Gable
Steveson.

Steveson will make his highly anticipated
Ultimate Fighting Championship debut against Ellison at

UFC 329 on July 11 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The Olympian
is a -2500 favorite on some sportsbooks going into his UFC debut.
The underdog, however, sees this as an opportunity to make a name
for himself.

Elisha Ellison reacts to Gable Steveson’s training with Jon
Jones

Ellison believes the 2021 Tokyo Olympics wrestling gold medalist is
still inexperienced for a promotion like the UFC. While he isn't
underestimating Steveson, he believes he can shock the MMA world
with a massive upset at UFC 329.

“Anybody coming in, especially to a big promotion in the UFC, 3-0,
you would be a fool not to call him green. It doesn't mean I'm
writing him off,†Ellison said at UFC 329 media day. “He obviously
has a tremendous competition experience in the Olympics, collegiate
wrestling… When I go out there and beat Gable Steveson, it will
mean the world.â€

If Steveson's wrestling pedigree isn't intimidating enough, he has
also been training with Jon Jones in
preparation. However, Ellison is unfazed as “Bones†won't be
fighting on behalf of Steveson. “Jon Jones isn't in the Octagon.
So, it doesn't matter to me,†he added.

Ellison (5-2) has never seen the second round of a fight in his
seven career outings. The former police officer is coming off a
first-round knockout loss in his UFC debut last year. Meanwhile,
Steveson (3-0) has finished all three of his fights in the first
round.

Islam Makhachev (top) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (bottom) each have
a case for UFC GOAT. | 📷: Getty/UFC

Conor
McGregor doesn't harbor any ill will towards Islam
Makhachev.

McGregor recently listed his greatest fighters of all time in the

Ultimate Fighting Championship. He ranked himself as the
greatest while slamming the legacy of Makhachev's friend and
mentor, Khabib
Nurmagomedov. However, the former two-division champion had
nothing bad to say about Makhachev.

Why Conor McGregor ranks Islam Makhachev ahead of Khabib
Nurmagomedov and Daniel Cormier

McGregor believes Makhachev ranks above Nurmagomedov on the GOAT
list. He argues that Makhachev not only has titles in two weight
classes, but also more finishes in the UFC than “The Eagle.†The
Irishman has him above Daniel
Cormier as well.

While some believe Makhachev is nearing retirement, McGregor
believes the UFC welterweight champion has a lot left in him.

“He's above Khabib. Finishes, body of work, both divisions. For
sure, he is. Still at it,†he told Complex. “There's a lot left in
that boy, and he should recognize that and keep going. I have him
above both his teammates there, Cormier and [Nurmagomedov].â€

While Nurmagomedov (29-0) defended the lightweight title thrice,
Makhachev (28-1) broke his record by defending it four times before
moving up to welterweight. The latter dominantly dethroned Jack
Della Maddalena to win the 170-pound title this past
November.

Makhachev is now scheduled to defend his title against Ian Garry at
UFC
330 on Aug. 15 at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia.
Meanwhile, McGregor (22-6) is set to return in a welterweight
matchup against Max
Holloway (27-9) at
UFC 329 on July 11 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.