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UFC lightweight standout Dan Hooker has called out Nate Diaz.
Dan Hooker has responded to Nate Diaz by challenging the Stockton slugger to a fight — and he’s not too fussed about the weight class.
@NateDiaz209 so 55 or 70?
— Dan Hangman Hooker (@danthehangman) October 11, 2020
“So 55 or 70?” Hooker posed to Diaz.
Hooker’s response comes a day after Diaz posted video footage of ‘The Hangman’s’ knockout of then-lightweight Gilbert Burns at UFC 226, with Diaz hailing Hooker “the #1 welterweight right now”.
— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) October 9, 2020
Your boys the #1 welterweight right now
— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) October 10, 2020
Burns, who now competes at welterweight, responded to Diaz with a joke about his somewhat uninspiring 20-12 MMA record, but Hooker seems much more interested in a fight.
Hooker hasn’t fought since his Fight of the Night epic with Dustin Poirier earlier this year, which saw ‘The Diamond’ earn a unanimous decision win after five hard-fought rounds in the UFC on ESPN 12 main event at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas.
Diaz, 35, is once again in a state of quasi-retirement following his TKO loss to Jorge Masvidal at UFC 244, which saw ‘Gamebred’ win the ‘BMF’ title.