King Green says Terrance McKinney UFC 329 fight feels like betrayal

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.Wreck” 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.’”

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.