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Dan Hooker’s Bruises Nearly Completely Healed Following Dustin Poirier War (Photo)

Hooker Dan Hooker displayed his powers of recoveries as his bruises and cuts have all but healed a week after his war with Dustin Poirier. Hooker and Poirier fought for 25 minutes in a back-and-forth Fight of the Year candidate at UFC Vegas 4 last weekend. Although Hooker had a promising start, Poirier eventually took over […]

Dan Hooker displayed his powers of recoveries as his bruises and cuts have all but healed a week after his war with Dustin Poirier.

Hooker and Poirier fought for 25 minutes in a back-and-forth Fight of the Year candidate at UFC Vegas 4 last weekend. Although Hooker had a promising start, Poirier eventually took over and did enough to earn the unanimous decision victory.

Both fighters received plenty of damage and were transported to the hospital soon after. However, it was Hooker who took more damage by far as he had a number of bruises and cuts on his face that required stitches.

Now back in New Zealand, Hooker seems to have nearly recovered completely a week after the fight as he shared a before and after image of his face on Saturday.

“Seven days later, good as new! ”

Hooker Not Looking To Stay Inactive

With his injuries healed up, “Hangman” is looking to get right back into action soon.

Once his 14-day quarantine period ends, he hopes to return to the gym and have his next fight sorted out.

He has already spoken of facing either Tony Ferguson or Charles Oliveira and either one of those fights would be potential barnburners.

What do you make of Hooker’s powers of recovery? And who should he face next?

Coach: Dustin Poirier Deserves ‘Million Dollar Payday’ For His Fights

American Top Team head coach Mike Brown believes his pupil Dustin Poirier deserves a lot more money for his fights. Poirier returned to the win column following a unanimous decision victory over Dan Hooker in their Fight of the Year candidate in the UFC Vegas 4 headliner this past weekend. For his efforts, “The Diamond” […]

American Top Team head coach Mike Brown believes his pupil Dustin Poirier deserves a lot more money for his fights.

Poirier returned to the win column following a unanimous decision victory over Dan Hooker in their Fight of the Year candidate in the UFC Vegas 4 headliner this past weekend.

For his efforts, “The Diamond” took home a $300,000 payday along with a $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus. However, Brown feels Poirier is deserving of at least seven figures given how his fights almost always guarantee entertainment.

As for what is next for Poirier? Ideally, a title shot again.

“If it were me, it’s a title shot,” Brown said on The Luke Thomas Show when asked who Poirier should face next. “In a perfect world, if Gaethje wins [against Khabib Nurmagomedov] … in a perfect world, that’s [Gaethje vs. Poirier] what would happen. That would be, everything going, best case scenario.

“But whoever he fights, he deserves a raise and deserves a lot of money for what he’s doing. Every time, it’s craziness, right? Every fight is wild. There’s never a boring minute. I think he deserves a million-dollar payday.”

Poirier Has Taken A Lot Of Damage

In addition to the crazy fights, Poirier has also taken plenty of damage. Against Hooker, he absorbed 155 significant strikes alone.

That’s something that concerns Brown, but also further proves his point as to why Poirier deserves bigger paydays.

“Yeah, this is not good for you,” Brown added. “This is why this guy deserves a lot of money, this guy deserves to be paid. This is why we all want to see him fight. As a fight fan, him and Gaethje are the two most exciting guys in the organization every time. They went head-to-head already and it was Fight Of The Year. I mean every fight for him is a Fight Of The Year candidate.

“Yeah, it’s concerning because you don’t know which one will be the last one. Any one of these could be the last one. These guys are doing a lot of damage to each other. It’s definitely not good for you.”

Do you agree with Brown?

Dustin Poirier Leads UFC Vegas 4 Salaries With $300,000 Payday

Dustin Poirier returned to the win column and also walked away the highest earner at UFC Vegas 4 this past weekend. Poirier fought Dan Hooker to a back-and-forth war in the main event in what many are considering a Fight of the Year candidate. In the end, “The Diamond” returned to the win column with […]

Dustin Poirier returned to the win column and also walked away the highest earner at UFC Vegas 4 this past weekend.

Poirier fought Dan Hooker to a back-and-forth war in the main event in what many are considering a Fight of the Year candidate. In the end, “The Diamond” returned to the win column with the unanimous decision verdict.

For his efforts, he also went home with the biggest paycheck as he earned an event-high $300,000. In addition, the Fight of the Night bonus takes his total earnings to $350,000. Hooker, meanwhile, earned a show bonus of $110,000 while his total earnings went up to $160,000 with the Fight of the Night bonus.

Welterweight Mike Perry was the second-highest earner with a $180,000 payday following his unanimous decision win over Mickey Gall. Gall went home with $50,000.

Full UFC Vegas 4 Salaries

You can view the full UFC Vegas 4 salaries below (via MMA Fighting):

Dustin Poirier ($150,000 + $150,000 win bonus = $300,000) def. Dan Hooker ($110,000)
Mike Perry ($90,000 + $90,000 win bonus = $180,000) def. Mickey Gall ($50,000)
Maurice Greene ($30,000 + $30,000 win bonus = $60,000) def. Gian Villante ($75,000)
Brendan Allen ($14,000 + $14,000 win bonus = $28,000) def. Kyle Daukaus ($12,000)
Takashi Sato ($14,000 + $14,000 win bonus = $28,000) def. Jason Witt ($12,000)
Julian Erosa ($14,000 + $14,000 win bonus = $28,000) def. Sean Woodson ($12,000)
Khama Worthy ($14,000 + $14,000 win bonus = $28,000) def. Luis Pena ($27,000)
Tanner Boser ($12,000 + $12,000 win bonus = $24,000) def. Philipe Lins ($80,000)
Kay Hansen ($14,000 + $14,000 win bonus = $28,000) def. Jinh Yu Frey ($14,000)
Youssef Zalal ($12,000 + $12,000 win bonus = $24,000) def. Jordan Griffin ($20,000)

What do you think of the UFC Vegas 4 salaries?

UFC Vegas 4 Medical Suspensions: Three Fighters Face Six-Month Layoffs

Three fighters face potential six-month layoffs following UFC Vegas 4 this past weekend. Gian Villante is one of them as the former light heavyweight made his heavyweight debut in a third-round submission defeat to Maurice Greene on the main card. The New York native suffered an injury to his left hand during the fight and […]

Three fighters face potential six-month layoffs following UFC Vegas 4 this past weekend.

Gian Villante is one of them as the former light heavyweight made his heavyweight debut in a third-round submission defeat to Maurice Greene on the main card. The New York native suffered an injury to his left hand during the fight and will require X-rays and clearance to avoid being out for six months.

Brendan Allen also faces six months out after suffering orbital, nasal, and sinus fractures in his unanimous decision war with Kyle Daukaus where he came out on top.

Khama Worthy is the final fighter facing six months out as he requires an X-ray on his right ankle and an MRI on his left knee along with clearance from a doctor. The welterweight defeated Luis Pena via third-round submission.

Full UFC Vegas 4 Medical Suspensions

You can find the full list of medical suspensions below (via MMA Fighting):

Dustin Poirier: Suspended until Aug. 27, no contact until Aug. 12 (tough fight)
Dan Hooker: Suspended until Aug. 27, no contact until Aug. 12 (tough fight)
Mike Perry: Suspended until July 28, no contact until July 19 (left eyebrow lacerations, suspension can be lifted by physician)
Mickey Gall: Suspended until July 28, no contact until July 19
Maurice Greene: Suspended until Aug. 12, no contact until July 28 (left cheek laceration)
Gian Villante: Suspended until Dec. 25 pending X-rays and clearance from orthopedic doctor (left hand), minimum suspension until Aug. 12, no contact until July 28
Brendan Allen: Suspended until Dec. 25 pending clearance from ENT doctor (orbital, nasal, and sinus fractures), minimum suspension until Aug. 12, no contact until July 28
Kyle Daukaus: Suspended until Aug. 27, no contact until Aug. 12 (eyebrow laceration)
Philipe Lins: Suspended until Aug. 27, no contact until Aug. 12
Julian Erosa: Suspended until Aug. 12, no contact until July 28 (left eye laceration)
Sean Woodson: Suspended until July 28, no contact until July 19
Khama Worthy: Suspended until Dec. 25 pending X-rays (right ankle), MRI (left knee), and clearance from orthopedic doctor
Luis Pena: Suspended until July 28, no contact until July 19
Jason Witt: Suspended until Aug. 12, no contact until July 28
Kay Hansen: Suspended until Aug. 12, no contact until July 28 (left eye laceration, suspension can be lifted by physician)

What do you make of the UFC Vegas 4 medical suspensions?

Mickey Gall Releases Statement Following UFC Vegas 4 Loss To Mike Perry

Mickey Gall is holding his head up high following his latest setback. Gall met Mike Perry in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 4 last night in a highly-intriguing welterweight bout, especially with the latter only having his girlfriend in his corner. In the end, it didn’t seem to affect proceedings much as although Gall […]

Mickey Gall is holding his head up high following his latest setback.

Gall met Mike Perry in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 4 last night in a highly-intriguing welterweight bout, especially with the latter only having his girlfriend in his corner.

In the end, it didn’t seem to affect proceedings much as although Gall had some promising moments on the feet, he was ultimately outclassed by Perry in every facet of mixed martial arts who even dropped him in the second round en route to a unanimous decision victory.

Gall Says He Will ‘Grow’ From ‘This Little Loss’

It meant Gall once again alternated between wins and losses as he has done so since 2017.

However, he is only taking this loss as a learning experience as he plans on getting right back in the thick of things in August which is when he wants to compete next.

Here’s what he had to say after the fight on Instagram:

“Lost a decision. Fun fight for me. Much love everybody. I appreciate you guys. No excuses. I know who I am I’m holding my head high. I’ll be back in the octagon soon & better than ever. Gonna grow from this little loss. No where in the world would I have rather been tonight. Believe that. See you soon. I’m still full of love and gratitude Thanks for the love always (*when the @ufc gets back from fight island to America)”

Gall became famous in the MMA world for being CM Punk’s first UFC opponent as he submitted the former WWE champion with ease when they met in 2016.

However, Gall has gone 3-3 since with his last win coming in August last year when he outpointed Salim Touahri.

What do you think is next for Gall?