Islam Makhachev established himself as a legitimate lightweight contender with an emphatic submission win over Thiago Moises in the main event at UFC Vegas 31. After his eighth consecutive win in a row, Makhachev proceeded to call out Rafael dos Anjos who is currently ranked No.6 on the lightweight ladder. No.8-ranked Dan Hooker was surprised that…
On Wednesday, the Nevada Athletic Commission approved the recommendations of executive director Bob Bennett to assign Herb Dean as the referee for the main event of this Saturday’s UFC 264 event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for the highly anticipated trilogy fight between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor. In addition, the three judges…
New Zealand mixed martial arts fighter Dan Hooker said that he intends to hold the next fight as part of the UFC 266, and calls the American Nate Diaz to share the octagon with him. Dan Hooker is ready to return to action. Nate Diaz made a highly anticipated return at UFC 263 this past…
Very hard to imagine anyone handling a loss better than Michael Chandler as he faced the music after suffering a second-round TKO to new lightweight champion Charles Oliveira at UFC 262. While losing is never easy, Chandler hasn’t shied away from doing interviews or speaking openly about the mistakes he made that night after nearly…
UFC rating lightweight Dan Hooker claims that, despite the statements of Islam Makhachev’s team, he was not actually offered to fight the Russian fighter in the octagon. According to the New Zealand fighter, he did not even know that Makhachev wanted to fight him. “The only reason that fight didn’t get put together is he…
Dan Hooker was the favorite to win against Michael Chandler at UFC 257, but fate turned out differently. The former Bellator champion defeated Hooker in the first round by TKO. This was Dan Hooker’s second defeat in a row after a streak of three wins. Dan Hooker was silent for a long time and did…
Former Bellator champion Michael Chandler shared his emotions after his UFC debut in which he knocked out lightweight No. 6 Dan Hooker in the co-main event of UFC 257 in the first round. “I’m so happy to finally be here. It’s been a very long journey. Many ups, a couple of falls, but all the…
Abu Dhabi hosted the co-main event of UFC 257, in which former three-time Bellator champion Michael Chandler (21-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC) made his league debut against sixth lightweight Dan Hooker (20-9 MMA, 10-5 UFC). Dan Hooker vs Michael Chandler. UFC 257. Video fight Dan Hooker vs Michael Chandler Chandler immediately took over the center of…
Fight Michael Chandler vs. Dan Hooker in the co-main event of UFC 257 will impress martial arts fans. MMA fighters in the column for BJ Penn have left their predictions for Michael Chandler’s debut fight in the UFC. Michael Chiesa: It’s a tough fight because Chandler never fought a guy like Hooker. I don’t mean…
New Zealand mixed martial artist Dan Hooker criticized Brazilian Charles Oliveira for refusing to fight former Bellator lightweight champion American Michael Chandler. Dan announced this during a pre-match press conference dedicated to UFC 257. “The only reason I will face Michael is because all the fighters above me in the rankings rejected him. They just…
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