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Bobby Green: ‘I’ll always be loyal’ to UFC after they paid for my brother’s funeral

Every now and then, we’ll hear about a fighter’s positive experience with the UFC. The most recent story involves lightweight competitor Bobby Green, who declared his undying loyalty to the company.

But the 35-year-old San Bernardino, California native has a good reason to do so. During this week’s UFC 271 media day, Green revealed how the UFC helped him through one of the toughest and darkest moments of his life.

“One thing I didn’t get to share is that my brother that died, I didn’t have enough money to pay for his funeral.