At 6’7”, roughly 270 pounds, that’d be enough to make people look twice, but that’s not the reason. Nor is it the mutton chop sideburns befitting a crew member on the Black Pearl.
And, he’s had plenty of takers, fellow fighters and even UFC President Dana White among them, happily donning the warm hats he makes. He shows them off on social media in between videos of him choking people out and talking about choking people out. ⚠️ TONIGHT at 9 pm ET #TGM's @TheCrochetBoss jumps on @reddit, taking all questions for his"Ask Me Anything" interactive interview before he's back in the @ufc's Octagon at #UFCWichita on Saturday on ESPN+! pic.twitter.com/1bKZ3qRg4W
— Maurice Greene January 14, 2019 He went to Jo-Ann fabric store on his lunch break and stocked up on supplies. He’d lost his license after a DUI at age 20 and had a lot of commuting time on his hands, riding a couple of hours a day from the suburbs to Chicago for work. He got hours of practice. He also spent time in those years working in call centers, happy to rake in extra cash making hats to sell while on the job.
In 2017, Greene’s day job at a bank was eliminated, and the company offered him a choice between a demotion and a severance.