Renato Moicano and Dan Hooker have agreed to an “simple cash” matchup towards each other.
Final weekend, Moicano earned a giant win over Benoit Saint-Denis within the UFC Paris headliner, pummeling the ‘God of Conflict’ within the opening spherical so badly that the cageside doctor was pressured to step in and counsel the bout be stopped instantly following the second stanza. It was a giant second for ‘Cash Moicano.’
After which he received his paycheck.
With the occasion going down in France, Moicano was topic to a considerably increased tax fee than what he would have been hit with competing stateside. After expressing his frustration over the taxation, Dan Hooker chimed in and steered that Moicano used the same excuse for ducking a combat towards him in Perth, Australia.
Moicano denied that he was ever provided the combat, however steered the 2 light-weight contenders can settle issues in Las Vegas later this 12 months. It didn’t take lengthy for ‘The Hangman’ to simply accept.
Renato Moicano annoyed by UFC rating following dominant win in paris
After dropping 4 out of 5 between 2020 and 2022, Dan Hooker has seen considerably of a profession resurgence contained in the Octagon. ‘The Hangman’ has gained three straight fights, together with a pair of huge choice victories over Jalin Turner and Mateusz Gamrot. Consequently, Hooker is now sitting because the No. 5 ranked contender within the light-weight division and may very well be one massive win away from a shot on the division’s prime canine, Islam Makhachev.
In the meantime, Renato Moicano has gained 4 in a row. Earlier than getting into the UFC Paris fundamental occasion, ‘Cash’ was simply exterior the light-weight prime 10 at No. 11. Regardless of his dominant efficiency in The Metropolis of Gentle, Moicano continues to be ranked at 11 — one thing he was understandably annoyed by.
“That’s the primary time I see anyone destroy their opponent and don’t stand up on the rankings… I suppose MMA journalists love macron too,” Moicano wrote on X.
