Bobby Green targets five UFC wins in 2026 ahead of Ribovics fight

Bobby Green will face Esteban Ribovics in a lightweight bout at UFC 332 in Salt Lake City on 3 October, with a fourth win of 2026 at stake. Green, 40, has won three fights this year; beating Ribovics would leave him needing one more victory to match the UFC’s five-win calendar-year mark. The fight has yet to take place, and no further 2026 bout is confirmed in the reviewed reporting.

How close Bobby Green is to five UFC wins

Green’s current run spans four UFC victories, but the first came in December 2025, when he beat Lance Gibson Jr by split decision. BBC Sport reports that he then stopped Daniel Zellhuber, Jeremy Stephens and Terrance McKinney in 2026. That distinction matters to the record bid: his overall winning streak is four, while his calendar-year total stands at three before the Ribovics fight.

The five-win mark is a target, not an achievement Green can secure on Saturday. BBC Sport describes five victories in a year as an exclusive group, while UFC’s Kevin Holland profile identifies Holland as tied for the promotion’s most wins in a calendar year after five in 2020. A win over Ribovics would take Green to four in 2026. He would still need another fight and another win before the year ended.

Green has fought more than 30 times in the UFC since his 2013 debut, according to BBC Sport. His current four-fight streak matches the longest of his UFC career since 2014, the broadcaster reports. Fox Sports Australia says he turned 40 last month. Those details give weight to his attempt to put together a five-win year at a stage when he has already spent more than a decade in the promotion.

What Green has said about his next fight

Green told BBC Sport that, after beating McKinney, he wanted a top-15 lightweight opponent and a chance to return to the rankings. Ribovics is instead the confirmed next opponent. Green also acknowledged that established fighters can be matched with rising prospects. ‘It’s an out-with-the-old, in-with-the-new business,’ he said, describing how he sees the UFC’s decisions about veteran fighters.

The Ribovics bout has a more immediate importance for Green than the possible record. BBC Sport reports that he is entering the final two fights of his current UFC deal and recognises that his performance could affect what comes next. He told the broadcaster he hopes eventually to fight for the symbolic BMF title, while emphasising the money he earns and the chance to improve his family’s life.

‘The focus is changing my family’s life and making it a better life,’ Green told BBC Sport. ‘I want to get towards the BMF belt, but at the end of the day, give me my money.’ His stated ambitions cover both a title opportunity and the financial value of continuing to fight. Neither a BMF bout nor a further 2026 appearance is confirmed in the supplied accounts.

Green’s account of his housing situation

Green’s circumstances outside the cage have also drawn attention during the build-up. BBC Sport reports that he said in September he had temporarily been living in his car. Green explained that he had prioritised family and friends and could stay at other people’s homes. Those are his descriptions of his situation; the reporting does not independently establish the ownership or occupancy of the properties he discussed.

In an interview published on 1 October, Green told Fox Sports Australia that he owned property but did not have a home for himself. He said he was staying in a hotel paid for by the UFC during fight week. Fox reported his explanation that friends were living in his properties and that a break-up had disrupted plans to move into another one. His account distinguishes a lack of a place of his own from a lack of access to shelter.

Fox Sports Australia reports that Green received a $100,000 performance bonus for stopping McKinney in July. Green told the outlet that helping other people was one reason he continued to fight. The bonus and his account of his property arrangements have prompted questions about his living situation, but neither establishes what accommodation he will have after fight week.

For now, the next confirmed step is the Ribovics bout. A victory would extend Green’s streak to five and give him four wins within 2026, still one short of the calendar-year mark. A defeat would end the immediate route described by BBC Sport. Whether the UFC books him again before the end of the year remains unknown.