Dan Hooker isn’t serious about taking the simple street to a UFC title shot.
Just some quick years in the past, Hooker seemed like his days as a respectable contender within the light-weight division have been over. Now, ‘The Hangman’ has gained three straight, together with a massive split-decision W over Mateusz Gamrot final 12 months.
Subsequent, Hooker will look to climb towards the top of the top 10 when he meets No. 2 ranked Arman Tsarukyan at UFC Qatar on November 22.
“Lots of people see Arman because the hardest battle within the division, much more so than Ilia Topuria,” Hooker instructed Submission Radio. “They attempt to keep away from it. However you guys know me—I don’t do issues the simple manner. I would like the hardest street attainable. I find it irresistible. Everybody will suppose he’s higher than me and that I’m not going to beat him, however that basically brings out the very best of me.
“I can are available in there with no weight on my shoulders and simply are available in filled with venom. I’m filled with venom for this battle… I’m simply going to be trying to damage him. I can’t wait.”
An 11-year veteran of the Octagon, Hooker is 14-8 in his UFC profession with half of his wins coming by means of KO/TKO.
In the meantime, Tsarukyan enters the competition on a four-fight win streak, his most up-to-date victory coming in opposition to former light-weight champion Charles Oliveira. That win was ok to earn him a shot in opposition to the then-titleholder, Islam Makhachev. Nonetheless, Tsarukyan pulled out of their UFC 311 headliner mere hours earlier than the occasion attributable to an alleged again damage.
