Dan Hooker is one win away from a title shot.
This previous Saturday, Hooker picked up the most important win of his profession, taking a break up resolution victory over Mateusz Gamrot at UFC 305. The back-and-forth battle earned Hooker his third Battle of the Night time bonus, and in addition, in keeping with “The Hangman,” a shot on the No. 2-ranked light-weight within the UFC: Former champion Charles Oliveira.
“They need Charles [for me next],” Hooker advised The Mac Life. “That’s a superb struggle. However there’s heaps of cool shit I can do. The lay of the land is fairly loopy. It’s such a wild sport. We’ll see the way it performs out.”
Hooker is presently on a three-fight win streak since returning to light-weight, and can virtually actually transfer into the UFC’s prime 5 at light-weight. A win over Oliveira would doubtless assure Hooker a shot on the title subsequent, however “The Hangman” isn’t all that hung up on it. In actual fact, if he had his druthers, it appears Hooker would face No. 1 contender Arman Tsarukyan subsequent.
“Oh yeah, anyone. I couldn’t care much less,” Hooker stated of his subsequent opponent. “All of them. Even Arman. I stated to Sean [Shelby] I wish to struggle Arman. As a result of screw it. We’ll go the hardest solution to the title we probably can. [Jalin] Turner, Gamrot, Arman, Islam [Makhachev]. I simply don’t care, brother. I would like the toughest highway to the title that I probably might.
“He’s a prick. He’s been speaking shit for years. He’s only a prick,” Hooker continued of Tsarukyan. “There’s nothing extra to it. It’s just like the duality of combating. There’s no yet another I hate on the earth than these different guys within the division, however there’s nobody else I respect extra on the earth than the opposite guys. There’s no yet another just like me, however we’re all vying for a similar factor.”
Hooker was taken to the hospital after UFC 305 however his assessments got here again clear for any critical accidents and thus he anticipate to be good to return to motion within the close to future. On condition that, Hooker hopes that whoever he faces subsequent, it occurs earlier than the top of the 12 months, setting him up for a title struggle in 2025.
“I’d wish to get yet another on this 12 months,” Hooker stated. “I’ve received one other child on the best way, due in February. So I’d wish to knock one out earlier than then. There’s one other card [rumored for Sydney in February], nevertheless it’s a pair days earlier than my spouse’s due, so that you’re reducing it a bit advantageous. I’m not going to emphasize the missus out like that. She offers with sufficient. She’s married to me, for f*ck’s sake. So if we will knock one other one out this 12 months, that might be unimaginable after which struggle for the title subsequent 12 months.”
