Six years ago, on a sunny November day just outside of Austin, Texas, Bobby Green held court inside the Post Oak conference room at the Horseshoe Bay Resort.
Calling what was taking place a media scrum is a bit of an overstatement, as there were only three members of the media present at the time — Houston radio man Nick Sharara, MMA Junkie’s John Morgan, and myself — and Green’s answer to the first question was “No comment.” But over the next 20 minutes, the standout lightweight from Inland Empire, California, who was readying to face Edson Barboza, emotionally shared his unfiltered thoughts on everything from the trials and tribulations he faced outside the cage, the challenges of life as a professional fighter, and the crucial role the media plays in shaping how fans and observers view athletes and the sport as a whole.