Hooker Returns To LW, Meets Puelles At UFC 281 On Nov. 12

The UFC 281 card has further taken shape with the addition of another City Kickboxing standout, as Dan Hooker has been paired with Claudio Puelles. On November 12, the MMA leader will return to the prestigious Madison Square Garden in New York City. Wi…

The UFC 281 card has further taken shape with the addition of another City Kickboxing standout, as Dan Hooker has been paired with Claudio Puelles. On November 12, the MMA leader will return to the prestigious Madison Square Garden in New York City. With it will come a blockbuster middleweight showdown between champion Israel Adesanya…

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Former UFC Headliner Calls Out Dan Hooker

Dan Hooker seems to be a popular guy these days and is getting the call-out treatment. Dan Hooker is looking for a fight. The New Zealander is itching to get back in the cage and has been making some callouts. Hooker has been looking for a fight with T…

Dan Hooker seems to be a popular guy these days and is getting the call-out treatment. Dan Hooker is looking for a fight. The New Zealander is itching to get back in the cage and has been making some callouts. Hooker has been looking for a fight with Tony Ferguson lately but has been on…

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Dan Hooker To Tony Ferguson: Fight Me Or Retire

UFC lightweight Dan Hooker says fellow contender Tony Ferguson has no excuses for avoiding a potential fight at UFC 281 in November. After a 1-3 run at lightweight and a failed attempt to rebound at featherweight, Hooker is looking to return to 155 pou…

UFC lightweight Dan Hooker says fellow contender Tony Ferguson has no excuses for avoiding a potential fight at UFC 281 in November. After a 1-3 run at lightweight and a failed attempt to rebound at featherweight, Hooker is looking to return to 155 pounds and mount a journey back towards the elite of the division….

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Dan Hooker Doubles Down On Tony Ferguson Callout: ‘Now Your Honor Is At Stake, My Friend’

Dan HookerDan Hooker has continued to call for a fighter with former UFC lightweight interim champion Tony Ferguson. Both men are huge fan favorites in the sport, but are in desperate need of a win to reinstate themselves into the lightweight top 10. Dan Hooker came up short against Arnold Allen in a recent venture back […]

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Dan Hooker has continued to call for a fighter with former UFC lightweight interim champion Tony Ferguson.

Both men are huge fan favorites in the sport, but are in desperate need of a win to reinstate themselves into the lightweight top 10. Dan Hooker came up short against Arnold Allen in a recent venture back down to featherweight, whilst Tony Ferguson suffered a devastating front kick KO loss at the hands of Michael Chandler.

Hooker recently took to Twitter to call out Ferguson, stating: “I’ll smash ya face in.”

He has since reiterated his desire for the fight with ‘El Cucuy,’ featuring on Submission Radio’s YouTube channel where he had the following to say:

“I’m sick of training, I want to go into a fight camp, I want to fight, and it’s just that time. Tony Ferguson is the fight that they’re interested in. I think that fight makes a lot of sense. We’re both in similar positions and I think that fight makes sense.

“My management wants that fight, I think the fans want that fight. And so how do you pick a fight? You tell someone you’re gonna smash their face in. And if they agree, they agree. Those are fighting words. If you want to pick a fight, you gotta use fighting words. Smash ya face in, premium quality fighting words. Can’t be ignored. Now your honor’s at stake. If you ignore that, now your honor is at stake, my friend.”

Dan Hooker Reacts to Michael Johnson Callout

Michael ‘The Menace’ Johnson, another UFC veteran, recently took the time to call Dan Hooker out, following his win over Alan Patrick at UFC Fight Night: B?achowicz vs. Raki?.

‘The Hangman’ stated that he would be happy to fight Johnson, but he believes that the American should have come out with a better callout.

“I don’t care, I’ll fight Michael Johnson,” stated Hooker. “Like, I actually don’t care. I just… I only didn’t respond to the callout because, I don’t know where he thinks I live though, but halfway is not… where does he think I live? Where does he think New Zealand is? Does he think new Zealand’s in Europe? He said, ‘I’ll meet you halfway in Abu Dhabi’. Mate, that’s further away than America. I would rather – I don’t know where he lives, but I would rather fly there and fight him in America than fly to Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi is not half way, Abu Dhabi is twice as far away as America.”

“That was a poorly researched callout, and it just wasn’t worth responding to. I was just like, we read, like, do they not have geography in American schools? Like, where does he think I live?”

Check out Dan Hooker’s full interview with Submission Radio below:

Dan Hooker Calls Out Tony Ferguson With Twitter Meme

In typical “Hangman” fashion, UFC lightweight Dan Hooker has called out fellow contender Tony Ferguson on social media. Hooker is at somewhat of a crossroads in his career. After falling to three of the best at 155 pounds in Dustin Poirier,…

In typical “Hangman” fashion, UFC lightweight Dan Hooker has called out fellow contender Tony Ferguson on social media. Hooker is at somewhat of a crossroads in his career. After falling to three of the best at 155 pounds in Dustin Poirier, Michael Chandler, and Islam Makhachev, the New Zealander acknowledged that there was no place…

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“I’ll Smash Ya Face In” – Dan Hooker Issues Callout To Tony Ferguson

Dan HookerFan favorite fighter Dan Hooker has issued a callout to former UFC lightweight interim champion Tony Ferguson. Dan Hooker and Tony Ferguson have both been struggling for form in the UFC as of late, but have both retained their spots in the top 15 of the 155lb division. Hooker had a failed venture back down […]

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Fan favorite fighter Dan Hooker has issued a callout to former UFC lightweight interim champion Tony Ferguson.

Dan Hooker and Tony Ferguson have both been struggling for form in the UFC as of late, but have both retained their spots in the top 15 of the 155lb division. Hooker had a failed venture back down to featherweight, whilst Ferguson has come up short against four of the current lightweight elite, in Charles Oliveira, Justin Gaethje, Beneil Dariush, and Michael Chandler.

Ferguson now sits at No.11 in the LW division, with Hooker just below him at No.13. Hooker recently took to Twitter to issue two callouts to ‘El Cucuy,’ with one post stating: “I’ll smash ya face in Tony Ferguson.”

Hooker also reacted to a fan post that asked if ‘The Hangman’ vs. ‘El Cucuy’ was the fight to make. He stated: “You wana play ball? Step up to the plate. @Tonyferguson.”

How Likely Is It That The UFC Book Tony Ferguson vs. Dan Hooker?

Dan Hooker vs. Tony Ferguson makes plenty of sense on paper. Both men are veterans of the game and have cultivated big followings over the course of their extensive careers. As mentioned above, they are also very close in the rankings, and both are in desperate need of a win.

The only thing potentially stopping the UFC from making this fight may be that they hope to introduce a new prospect to the masses by matching them up with one of these grizzled veterans. Fans of the UFC have seen this happen time and time again, and with the likes of Jalin Turner, Drew Dober, and Damier Ismagulov all knocking on the door of the top 15/10, this could well be the route the UFC takes.

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