Maurice Darnell Greene (born July 5, 1986) is an American professional

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who competes in the Heavyweight division. He appeared on The Ultimate Fighter 28 TV series. He has formerly competed in the

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(UFC).

Background

Greene started training mixed martial arts in his early 20s to lose weight after hitting the scale at 330 pounds. He later moved from Chicago to

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and began training at START Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy under

Brock Larson Brock Orville Larson (born August 23, 1977) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions. A professional competitor from 2002 until 2016, Larson has formerly competed for the ...

where he started to compete in mixed martial arts (MMA).

Kickboxing career

Greene competed for Glory kickboxing where he went 1 - 3 with one KO. Greene's overall record in kickboxing is 4 - 4 with two KO's.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Greene started his professional MMA career since 2012 and amassed a record of 5–2 prior participated in The Ultimate Fighter 28 UFC TV mma competition series which he was subsequently signed by UFC after the show.

The Ultimate Fighter

In August 2017, it was announced that Greene was one of the fighters featured on '' The Ultimate Fighter 28'' UFC TV series. Greene was the third pick of the heavyweight fighters by coach Kelvin Gastelum. In the quarter-finals, he faced Przemyslaw Mysiala and won the fight via knockout in the first round. In the semi-finals, Greene faced

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. and he lost the fight via a submission in round one.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Greene made his UFC debut on November 20, 2018 against Michel Batista at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale. He won the fight via a submission in the first round. His next fight came on March 9, 2019 replacing injured Daniel Spitz, a rematch against Jeff Hughes at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos. He won the fight via a split decision. Greene faced Júnior Albini on June 29, 2019 at UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. dos Santos. He won the fight via first-round technical knockout. Greene faced Sergei Pavlovich on October 26, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 20. He lost the fight via technical knockout in the first round. Greene faced Aleksei Oleinik on January 18, 2020 at

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. He lost the fight via a submission in the second round. Greene faced

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on June 27, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker. He won the fight via an arm-triangle choke submission from the bottom in the third round. Greene faced

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on October 31, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 181. He lost the fight via technical knockout in round two. Greene faced

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on May 8, 2021 at UFC on ESPN 24. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. On May 11, Greene announced that he was released from the UFC.

Post UFC

Greene made his first appearance since leaving the UFC against Danyelle Williams at CES 68 on May 6, 2022. He won the bout via arm-triangle choke in the first round. Greene faced Denis Goltsov on June 24, 2022 at PFL 5. He lost the bout via unanimous decision, getting out-wrestled throughout the bout.

Personal life

Greene enjoys crocheting in his spare time, having learned to crochet in 2008. He sells his crocheted item under the name "The Crochet Boss" which is what his moniker was coined from. Greene and his wife Kaiya have a son, Jack, and a daughter Olive.

Mixed martial arts record

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