Final Combating Championship’s (UFC) Light-weight division has seen a contender resurgence for New Zealand’s favourite “Hangman,” Dan Hooker.
Hooker, 34, went via a critical tough patch from 2020 to 2023, going 3-4 in his seven fights with the center 5 leading to a 1-4 report (24-12). The momentum has now utterly shifted as Hooker is again on a powerful successful streak of three fights after his cut up choice nod over Mateusz Gamrot at UFC 305 this previous weekend (Aug. 17, 2024).
Earlier than the return to motion, Hooker was calling for a combat towards the previous champion, Charles Oliveira. After this latest win, that’s the want from the promotion, in keeping with the fan-favorite slugger. Though, if Hooker had his approach, he’d go together with the No. 1-ranked contender.
“Yeah, they need Charles,” Hooker instructed The Mac Life. “It’s an excellent combat 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 prefer to combat Arman as a result of screw it. We’ll go the hardest strategy 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 street to the title that I probably might.”
Tsarukyan has made it clear he isn’t going to combat except his subsequent is for the title like he was promised after his cut up choice win over Oliveira at UFC 300 in April 2024. Finally, Hooker hopes to combat as soon as extra earlier than 2025 and certain gained’t root for Tsarukyan anytime quickly.
“I stated I hate the prick; I instructed 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 far more to it.”
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