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Dan Hooker claims he was ‘F*cking offended’ by offer to fight ex-UFC champion Tony Ferguson in return

Dan Hooker so f*cking offended by offer to fight Tony Ferguson in UFC returnAhead of his Octagon return this weekend at UFC 290 during International Fight Week, lightweight striker, Dan Hooker claims he was “so f*cking offended” by a recent offer to fight the faltering former interim titleholder, Tony Ferguson. Hooker, the current number twelve ranked lightweight contender, has yet to return to action since featuring against Peruvian […]

Dan Hooker so f*cking offended by offer to fight Tony Ferguson in UFC return

Ahead of his Octagon return this weekend at UFC 290 during International Fight Week, lightweight striker, Dan Hooker claims he was “so f*cking offended” by a recent offer to fight the faltering former interim titleholder, Tony Ferguson.

Hooker, the current number twelve ranked lightweight contender, has yet to return to action since featuring against Peruvian grappler, Claudio Puelles at UFC 281 back in November of last year Madison Square Garden – stopping the upstart with a third round body kick TKO win.

Dan Hooker fights Jalin Turner at UFC 290 this weekend

Slated to return earlier this year against the eye-catching, Jalin Turner, Hooker suffered a fractured hand ahead of the bout – forcing his withdrawal, however, meets the former in a rebooked fight this weekend at UFC 290.

Snapping a two-fight losing skid to lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev and featherweight contender, Arnold Allen with his stoppage win over Puelles, Hooker, a staple of City Kickboxing, revealed a potential bout with the veteran, Ferguson was proposed to him – one at which he duly scoffed at.

“I broke my hand and then I was getting back into training, easing back into training,” Dan Hooker told Submission Radio. “And then I think someone fought and my manager asked, ‘What about this guy?’ Like a top contender, I can’t remember who it was. But I messaged him and was like, ‘What about this guy for the next fight?’ He replied, ‘Oh, we asked for Tony Ferguson.’ I was so f*cking offended.”

“That sparked me,” Dan Hooker explained. “I was like, ‘Nah, f*ck this.’ The doctors were saying you got to wait another month for your hand before you can get back into training. I said, ‘F*ck that.’ I went and sparred the next day because I was so offended.”

Himself slated to make his comeback at UFC 291 at the end of this month, Oxnard veteran, Ferguson is booked to fight fellow lightweight stalwart, Bobby Green in Salt Lake City, Utah. 

Ex-UFC champion Tony Ferguson pleads not guilty to DUI charges after crashing truck in Hollywood

Tony Ferguson pleads not guilty to DUI charges after flipping truck outside nightclub UFCFormer interim UFC titleholder, Tony Ferguson has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor DUI (Driving Under the Influence) charges brought against him, after he is alleged to have flipped a truck he was manoeuvring outside a nightclub in Hollywood, California last month. Ferguson, a former interim lightweight champion under the banner of the UFC and the […]

Tony Ferguson pleads not guilty to DUI charges after flipping truck outside nightclub UFC

Former interim UFC titleholder, Tony Ferguson has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor DUI (Driving Under the Influence) charges brought against him, after he is alleged to have flipped a truck he was manoeuvring outside a nightclub in Hollywood, California last month.

Ferguson, a former interim lightweight champion under the banner of the UFC and the victor of The Ultimate Fighter 13 back in June 2011, was arrested and booked into jail back in May of this year after he is alleged to have crashed a truck he was operating into multiple parked vehicles outside a nightclub in Hollywood, flipping the vehicle onto its side. 

And as per a report from MMA Junkie per online court records in Hollywood, California, Ferguson, 39, has elected to plead not guilty to misdemeanor charges brought against him at his arraignment on June 1. last. 

Tony Ferguson has been booked to fight Bobby Green at UFC 291 in July

In the time since, Tony Ferguson, who was described as “very uncooperative” during the process of his arrest, has been booked to make his Octagon return next month, featuring in a main card fight against Bobby Green at UFC 291 on July 29. at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. 

Last competing in the main event of UFC 279 back in September of last year, Oxnard veteran, Tony Ferguson was promoted from a co-main event slot with Li Jingliang, taking on former lightweight title challenger, Nate Diaz in an impromptu welterweight main event fight.

Suffering his fifth consecutive loss in a career-worst losing skid, Ferguson dropped an eventual fourth round guillotine choke loss to Diaz, which followed defeats to Michael Chandler, Beneil Dariush, Charles Oliveira, and Justin Gaethje.

Without a win since UFC 238 in June 2019, Ferguson landed a second round doctor’s stoppage TKO victory against incoming UFC Hall of Fame inductee, Donald Cerrone. 

UFC star Tony Ferguson released from police custody on own recognizance following DUI charge

Tony Ferguson released from police custody on own recognizance following DUI chargeFormer interim UFC lightweight champion, Tony Ferguson, has been released from police custody on own recognizance, after he was arrested over the weekend and charged with DUI, after rolling his pickup truck into parked vehicles outside a Hollywood, California nightclub.  Ferguson, a former interim gold holder under the banner of the promotion, was arrested outside […]

Tony Ferguson released from police custody on own recognizance following DUI charge

Former interim UFC lightweight champion, Tony Ferguson, has been released from police custody on own recognizance, after he was arrested over the weekend and charged with DUI, after rolling his pickup truck into parked vehicles outside a Hollywood, California nightclub. 

Ferguson, a former interim gold holder under the banner of the promotion, was arrested outside a Hollywood nightclub in California, after a pickup truck he was driving rolled and crashed into parked cars outside the venue.

Refusing to take submit to a field sobriety test at the scene of the incident, Ferguson is alleged to have become “very uncooperative” with responding law enforcement officers at the time of his arrest. Reports also confirmed how Tony Ferguson, who was uninjured following the incident, was travelling with passengers in his own vehicle, with responders from the fire department retrieving Ferguson and passengers from the truck without incident. 

Tony Ferguson has since been released on own recognizance

Booked into the Hollywood Community Police Station at 6:00 am local time, bond for Tony Ferguson was originally set at $30,000, however, he was released at 12:12 pm local time on his own recognizance. (H/T MMA Junkie)

In the midst of a five-fight losing streak, Ferguson’s most recent win came in the form of a second round doctor’s stoppage TKO back in June 2019, which extended his division-best winning spree to 12 consecutive fights.

Last time out, the Oxnard native headlined UFC 279 back in September of last year against Nate Diaz in an impromptu welterweight main event, suffering an eventual fourth round guillotine choke submission loss. 

Winning interim lightweight gold back in October 2017, Ferguson submitted Kevin Lee with a third round triangle choke submission in the main event of UFC 216 in Las Vegas, Nevada, however a catastrophic knee injury which required surgery prevented him fighting for undisptued gold in a title unification fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov. 

Report – Ex-UFC champion Tony Ferguson arrested for DUI after flipping truck outside Hollywood nightclub

Tony Ferguson arrested for DUI flipping truck outside nightclub in Hollywood UFCFormer interim UFC lightweight champion and The Ultimate Fighter 13 winner, Tony Ferguson has been arrested under suspicion of DUI (Driving under the influence) after he was involved in a car accident in Hollywood, California overnight. Ferguson, 39, a former interim UFC lightweight champion and perennial contender under the banner of the Dana White-led organization, […]

Tony Ferguson arrested for DUI flipping truck outside nightclub in Hollywood UFC

Former interim UFC lightweight champion and The Ultimate Fighter 13 winner, Tony Ferguson has been arrested under suspicion of DUI (Driving under the influence) after he was involved in a car accident in Hollywood, California overnight.

Ferguson, 39, a former interim UFC lightweight champion and perennial contender under the banner of the Dana White-led organization, was arrested early Sunday for DUI in Hollywood, after he is alleged to have crashed his truck into two parked vehicles outside a nightclub in the city. News of Ferguson’s arrest was first reported by TMZ. 

Facing a misdemeanour DUI charge in relation to the alleged incident currently at the time of publication, Tony Ferguson is alleged to have refused to submit a field sobriety test during the alleged incident. 

Flipping his vehicle onto it’s side outside the nightclub, Tony Ferguson is alleged to have been “very uncooperative” after he was brought into police custody, with his vehicle returned to all four wheels, after landing on two parked cars nearby. 

Tony Ferguson most recently headlined UFC 279 in a loss to Nate Diaz

In the midst of a five-fight losing streak, Oxnard native, Ferguson has been sidelined since headlining UFC 279 back in September of last year in a short-notice welterweight main event fight against Nate Diaz, suffering a fourth round guillotine choke submission loss to the Stockton veteran.

Prior to that loss, Ferguson had dropped knockout defeats to both Michael Chandler, and Justin Gaethje – as well as one-sided decision losses against both Charles Oliveira, and Beneil Dariush. 

Once riding a division-best 12-fight undefeated run, Ferguson struck interim lightweight gold with a October 2017 triangle choke submission win over Kevin Lee. 

Yet to book his next Octagon outing, Ferguson had been linked to a return against the above-mentioned Lee in a welterweight division rematch at UFC 290 during International Fight Week in July, however, the bout has failed to come to fruition.