Drew Dober defeated Bobby Green in an exciting lightweight bout at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Strickland. The battle of the unranked lightweights was one of the most anticipated fights on the card. Dober secured another exciting comeback knockout victory to go 3-0 in his last three.
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Dober went into the fight 3-2 in his last 5, while for Greene it was 2-3.
Fans react to Drew Dober’s win at UFC Vegas 66
Drew Dober (34) and Bobby Green (36) put on a show at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Strickland. Dober was riding a two-fight win streak, beating Terrance McKinney and Rafael Alves while Green lost his last fight against Islam Makhachev.
Green found a lot of early success, making the most of his reach advantage over the 5’8″ Dober. However, Dober’s chin help up the initial onslaught as he marched forward looking to land a finishing blow.
Dober’s resilience finally paid off halfway into the second round as he connected cleanly on Green. He then followed a downed Green to the mat to do the final honors.
That hands down style looks savage and is low key tough to go up against if you can’t replicate it in training camp. Great scrap so far let’s see if Dober can adjust. #UFCVegas66
— Matt “The Steamrolla”Frevola (@SteamRollaa) December 18, 2022
He is touching that man tf up damn!!!#UFCVegas66
— Jamahal Hill (@JamahalH) December 18, 2022
Bobby Green playing mind games with the trash talk, speed and precision.
Drew Dober playing mind games by eating countless shots, smiling, walking forward and continuing to throw bombs.
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) December 18, 2022
However, Dober pulled another comeback win with a one-punch knockout of the 36-year-old veteran.
oh my god drew dober murked him
— Brock’s Load (@_MMAMindset) December 18, 2022
Wowzers. Also, Bobby Green was up and hugging Drew Dober within seconds of getting folded.
— Tommy Toe Hold (@TommyToeHold) December 18, 2022
I'd love to see Drew Dober vs. Michael Chandler.
— Seán Sheehan (@SeanSheehanBA) December 18, 2022
Wooow what a comeback
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) December 18, 2022
Dober also equaled lightweight legend Dustin Poirier in another lightweight division record, with 8 knockouts.
Drew Dober KOs Bobby Green and ties Dustin Poirier for the most knockout wins in UFC lightweight history (8). #UFCVegas66
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohn) December 18, 2022
Well dober is just as gangster ain’t he. Man he can eat shots and stay powerful in there. Great stoppage by Peterson #UFCFightnight
— Brian BOOM Kelleher (@brianboom135) December 18, 2022
Dober gave credit to Green after that hard-fought battle. He said, “Can I say, Bobby Green is the only man in the last quarter to say yes to me? Take chances, chase greatness. Being perfect is boring. He’s fast, he’s hard to hit. He can talk. It was hard to deal with but I’m blessed that I found it.”
Post his win, Dober called out fellow UFC lightweight Jalin Turner for another scrap. “I think there’s a guy in the top 10 … Jalin Turner. I would love those problems. Please say yes.”
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Dober also made it clear that he wanted to surpass Poirier and become the fighter with the most knockouts in the division.
The back-and-forth war earned between the lightweights earned the fight of the night honors. Both Dober and Green will take home an extra $50 K. This also marked Dober’s third Fight of the Night and sixth overall post-fight bonus of his career.
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