Dan Hooker knew exactly who he wanted to call out after his latest win. Last night (Feb. 22), Hooker shared the Octagon with Paul Felder. The lightweight clash headlined UFC Auckland inside the Spark Arena. After five highly contested rounds, Hooker wa…
Dan Hooker knew exactly who he wanted to call out after his latest win. Last night (Feb. 22), Hooker shared the Octagon with Paul Felder. The lightweight clash headlined UFC Auckland inside the Spark Arena. After five highly contested rounds, Hooker was awarded the split decision victory. Hooker Sets Sights On Gaethje After the bout, […]
Top lightweight contenders Paul Felder and Dan Hooker put on classic to at UFC Auckland. The main event match-up was the fight of the night, as both men threw down for five full rounds. Unfortunately for ‘The Irish Dragon’ Felder he was on the wrong side of the judge’s split decision verdict. Two of the […]
Top
lightweight contenders Paul Felder and Dan Hooker put on classic to at UFC
Auckland. The main event match-up was the fight of the night, as both men threw
down for five full rounds.
Unfortunately for ‘The Irish Dragon’ Felder he was on the wrong side of the judge’s split decision verdict. Two of the three cards read in favour of the hometown fighter Hooker.
Back-to-back wins for Felder over Edson Barbosa and James Vick had him on the verge of big things at lightweight. However this latest loss to the young New Zealander Hooker has Felder considering his future in MMA.
One look at his face post-fight and you can’t blame the tough 155lb’er for considering leaving the sport. Although his manger and coach have since claimed these claims are premature.
Check out the image taken from Felders’ Instagram after his main event war. In the same social media post Felder claims his face is broken and says he’ll likely be in hospital overnight. Despite his gruesome looking injuries the longtime 155lb contender found the fun in the situation, comparing his new appearance to American rapper Action Bronson.
If yesterday was the last time we see Felder inside the UFC octagon, he’s certainly been fun to watch to say the least. The 34-year-old holds high profile wins over the likes of Daron Cruickshank, Josh Burkman, Stevie Ray and Charles Oliveira.
Should Paul Felder keep fighting after his UFC Auckland loss to Dan Hooker?
Paul Felder may have fought his last fight. Felder battled Dan Hooker in the UFC Auckland headliner on Saturday night. After a razor-thin back-and-forth war over 25 minutes, it was Hooker who earned the split decision verdict. An emotional Felder shocked many in the Auckland crowd as he proceeded to hint at retirement, citing that […]
Paul Felder may have fought his last fight.
Felder battled Dan Hooker in the UFC Auckland headliner on Saturday night. After a razor-thin back-and-forth war over 25 minutes, it was Hooker who earned the split decision verdict.
An emotional Felder shocked many in the Auckland crowd as he proceeded to hint at retirement, citing that he was away from his daughter too much.
“That might be it for me,” Felder said. “Man, I got a four-year-old at home that misses me every time I go away like this. I don’t know. … I’m not sure, I’ll still go back, talk to my family but an absolute honor to share the Octagon for 25 minutes with this son of a b*tch.”
Hooker, meanwhile, made it three wins in a row and had a target in mind for his next fight — Justin Gaethje.
It’s certainly a fight that makes sense. However, Gaethje has been targeting a title shot or a fight with Conor McGregor. Whether he will opt to fight someone ranked lower than him such as Hooker remains to be seen.
What did you make of both fighters’ post-fight speeches?
Dan Hooker won a split decision over Paul Felder in a fun technical brawl to close out UFC Fight Night 168 from Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. The major development in the first round was damage to Felder’s eye…
Dan Hooker won a split decision over Paul Felder in a fun technical brawl to close out UFC Fight Night 168 from Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. The major development in the first round was damage to Felder’s eye…
Paul Felder vs. Dan Hooker delivered in their main event spotlight. The two fighters met in a lightweight bout at the UFC Auckland event from the Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand on Saturday night (February 22, 2020) that aired on ESPN’s stre…
Paul Felder vs. Dan Hooker delivered in their main event spotlight. The two fighters met in a lightweight bout at the UFC Auckland event from the Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand on Saturday night (February 22, 2020) that aired on ESPN’s streaming service, ESPN+. The fight went the distance and it was all about […]