"Gives me Kanye vibes" - Fans react to Bobby Green changing his name to "King"

Bobby Green has not entered the octagon since defeating Jim Miller via unanimous decision on the early preliminary card of UFC 300. The No.15-ranked lightweight is set to make his return later this month when he faces Paddy Pimblett on the main card of UFC 304. Leading up to the bout, he legally changed his first name to 'King', taking on the moniker that has been his nickname throughout his career.

Championship Rounds shared the news on Instagram, captioning the post:

"Bobby Green has officially changed his name from Bobby to King. He will now go by King Green 👑"

Check out the post from Championship Rounds below:

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Fans shared their reaction to the news of Green's name change. @j__dalll claimed that the No.15-ranked lightweight is reminding him of Kanye West, who legally changed his name to Ye:

"Gives me Kanye vibes"

@joe_bo97 believes his name was already cool before the change:

"Bobby green is already a dope name"

@kingjb941_ invoked a memorable line from the 1988 film Coming to America, stating:

"His mama named him Bobby so that’s what I’m calling him"

@747amg_ claimed that Green suffered serious damage in his first-round knockout loss to Jalin Turner in the co-main event of UFC on ESPN 52 last December:

"so turners tko did give him serious damage 🤣"

@darealdjallreddy questioned what his full name is:

"So his name is now king Bobby green"

Check out the best fan reactions below:

What did Bobby Green say about changing his name?

Bobby Green took to Instagram on Sunday to prove that he has legally changed his name to 'King'. The No.15-ranked lightweight shared footage of his birth certificate as well as his updated information, captioning the post:

"I know I worked so hard at Bobby Green but the point was to show u go from nothing to a King #kingarmy"

Check out Bobby Green's Instagram post below:

Green had previously teased his plans to change his name last April ahead of his UFC Fight Night 222 bout against Jared Gordon, which he originally won via first-round knockout before the ruling was overturned to a no-contest due to an accidental clash of heads. While the process seemingly took over a year - provided that he began things around the time he announced his plans - the No.15-ranked lightweight was finally able to complete the name change.

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