Final Combating Championship’s (UFC) Light-weight division has seen a contender resurgence for New Zealand’s favourite “Hangman,” Dan Hooker.
Hooker, 34, went by way of a critical tough patch from 2020 to 2023, going 3-4 in his seven fights with the center 5 leading to a 1-4 file (24-12). The momentum has now fully shifted as Hooker is again on a robust profitable streak of three fights after his cut up determination nod over Mateusz Gamrot at UFC 305 this previous weekend (Aug. 17, 2024).
Earlier than the return to motion, Hooker was calling for a battle towards the previous champion, Charles Oliveira. After this latest win, that’s the want from the promotion, in response to the fan-favorite slugger. Though, if Hooker had his means, he’d go along with the No. 1-ranked contender.
“Yeah, they need Charles,” Hooker informed The Mac Life. “It’s a superb battle however there’s heaps of cool sh*t I might do. The lay of the land is fairly loopy and it’s such a wild sport so we’ll see the way it performs out.
“I couldn’t care much less, [I want to fight] all of them, bro — even Arman [Tsarukyan],” he continued. “I stated to [UFC CBO] Hunter [Campbell], I stated to [UFC Matchmaker] Sean [Shelby] that I’d wish to battle Arman as a result of screw it. We’ll go the hardest solution to the title that we probably can and that’s [Jalin] Turner, Gamrot, Arman, Islam [Makhachev] — I simply don’t care, brother. I would favor the toughest highway to the title that I probably might.”
Tsarukyan has made it clear he isn’t going to battle until his subsequent is for the title like he was promised after his cut up determination win over Oliveira at UFC 300 in April 2024. Finally, Hooker hopes to battle as soon as extra earlier than 2025 and sure received’t root for Tsarukyan anytime quickly.
“I stated I hate the prick; I informed Hunter, ‘I’m going to smash his face in and that I hate the canine,’” Hooker stated. “He’s only a prick, he’s been speaking sh*t for years, bro. There’s not way more to it.”
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