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“You have homecourt advantage in sports and when you’re at home you perform better,” Green said. “This is no different. I’m going to be taking full advantage of this, soaking up all of the energy and shooting it right back at Charles (Jourdain).”

UFC Rochester expects to be a special moment for Green, especially considering he wasn’t originally slated for the card. Green fought Ross Pearson on March 30 in Philadelphia and admitted he was hoping for a quick turnaround in order to make the Rochester card.

After a first round finish of Pearson and taking no damage in the process, Green was feeling good about his odds of getting booked for Rochester. Unfortunately it didn’t work out – yet.

“I was bummed,” Green said. “My mom told me she had a dream I was going to get onto the card still. People fall out all the time, so I wanted to stay prepared just in case.”