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Bobby Green accuses Donald Cerrone of making racist comments, fan groping at UFC Fan Expo in July
Aug 25, 2014 - 5:05:08 PM Bobby Green accuses Donald Cerrone of making racist comments, fan groping at UFC Fan Expo in July

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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

Bobby Green really doesn't like Donald Cerrone. The UFC lightweight was supposed to get a fight with "Cowboy" at UFC 178, but then Eddie Alvarez's signing put him on the outs. However, if his comments from Monday are any indication, that's a fight the UFC may have to put together at some point.

In a scathing series of comments on Monday's "MMA Hour" with Ariel Helwani, Green accused Cerrone of making some racist comments, as well as groping some female fans at an autograph signing, all during the UFC Fan Expo in July.

"He just said some racist stuff," Green said. "He said stuff like, random racist stuff like 'we gotta check him, we gotta check him, you know how black people like to steal.' I'm like ‘what the,' and I'm getting hot in front of thousands of people, all these people are here for the signing and they're going 'ohhhh' and 'ooooh' and 'ahhh.' His boy [Isaac] Vallie-Flagg [said] 'he had a little bit to drink,' he's like 'let it go,' I'm like 'man, I'm not tripping' and I'm laughing it off like 'hahaha. It's cool.' But inside, the real dude inside of me, we don't let that kind of s-- go, you know? I want to get his ass. But at the same time I'm like 'play it cool, don't make waves.'"

"We're at the Expo signing, and Cerrone is going out, he is just the most obnoxious a**hole I've ever met," Green continued. "And I liked the guy, I was a fan of him at the time. So I'm actually excited to meet the guy. I'm cool with him, I shake his hand, you know, and he's just been rude as hell. ‘Oh, no you don't want to strike with me. You want to be a wrestler, I'll make you a wrestler'. I'm like man, I'm cool with your boy, your boys are my boys, and me Vallie-Flagg are cool, and me and Derek Brunson is cool, and they're both from his camp so I'm like, its cool, it's all good bro, because I'm the new guy, I'm the new guy on the show. I don't want to make waves, it's not good for business to make all these waves and you're just coming in, you're just a little fish. You can't come in and be fighting these guys and making a bunch of noise when you're a nobody. They'll kick you right out of this really quick, you know? That Jon Jones-Cormier stuff happens? You're outta here real quick if you're not a Jon Jones or a Cormier."

"He was groping every woman in his line to do his signing. He's groping these women. They've got husbands, they've got fiancees, they've got boyfriends, I'm like, that's messed up man, just because this guy's a nerd and he can't do anything to you, you're going to do this to him. Girlfriend's cute, Donald Cerrone, picks her up, grabs her ass, starts grabbing on there and stuff and he's like 'I'm Donald Cerrone.' I'm like, 'you're going to piss somebody off, you get the wrong person they're going to get pissed.' He's like, 'what are they going to do to me, I'll knock them out.' I'm like what the? This guy's full of himself."

Penick's Analysis: Whether it happened exactly as Green describes or not, the fact that it sounds plausible certainly doesn't reflect well on Cerrone's character. Given Green's comments here, it's a fight I think people would be interested in seeing, as they'll want to see the two of them settle things in the cage. Cerrone certainly draws a reaction from people, and Green here took plenty of issue (rightfully, if this all happened) with the "Cowboy."