Usually, UFC lightweight Jorge Masvidal is the one adding commentary inside the cage during a fight. But that won’t be the case for his next one.

Masvidal (27-8 MMA, 4-1 UFC) faces off with Bobby Green (23-5 MMA, 4-0 UFC) at UFC 178, and there’s bound to be a full-fledged conversation as punches and kicks fly in the octagon. That’s fine, Masvidal tells MMAjunkie Radio, as long as he’s the one winning exchanges.

Green might have gotten into Josh Thomson’s head when he talked nearly the entire length of his winning effort at UFC on FOX 12, Masvidal said, but he won’t be swayed.

“Bobby’s quick with the mouth, but I’m quicker with the hands,” said the 29-year-old American Top Team veteran. “You’ve got to be a sucker to fall for that s–t.”

UFC 178 takes place Sept. 27 at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena. Main card bouts air live on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Green, 27, already has a lot to say about his upcoming opponent. In an appearance after Masvidal on Wednesday’s MMAjunkie Radio, he spoke of a grudge sparked two years ago when the two were scheduled to fight under the now-defunct Strikeforce banner. Masvidal, he said, made some disparaging remarks on Facebook and earned a spot on his to-fight list.

Masvidal probably would shrug at such an account, but of a potential trash talking dialogue, he said, “I’m the one that answers and asks questions in the ring. I’m going to be the one doing the talking.”

In his previous outing, which also came at UFC on FOX 12, Masvidal did just that against Daron Cruickshank, rebounding from an early knockdown to take control in later rounds and earn a decision. Along the way, he said, he slipped in a few not-suitable-for-work utterances that aided him.

Against Green, Masvidal can expect a threat that mirrors his own abilities in the cage.

“(Muhammed ‘King Mo’) Lawal was just telling me that, too,” he said. “We both box and wrestle and move our heads to get away from punches. But he don’t bring nothing to the table that I ain’t seen. Just another tough dude. I’ve fought plenty of tough dudes.

“He can’t take me down. I could get taken down, but he can’t hold me down to save his life. I might take him down. I never game plan; I just go out there. You know me, man.”

In all likelihood, the fight will be an all-over-the-place mix of every technique in the MMA book. The fighters both are improvisers when they fight, and the chip Green carries into the bout undoubtedly will make for some spirited exchanges.

Although the bout order hasn’t been determined for UFC 178’s fight card, Masvidal thinks the pay-per-view opener sounds nice.

“I think me and Green are going to shut it down,” he said. “I think we’re going to get crank at the event. Bobby, he gets hit, and he gets excited, too. He’s not the type of dude that backs up, so there’s going to be fireworks. I’m going to come out with my hand raised, but there are going to be fireworks. I don’t think I have to sell it much.”

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