Dan Hooker is intending on taking a more measured technique now that he has actually returned to the leading 5 of the UFC light-weight rankings.
Hooker (24-12 MMA) took control of the No. 5 area in 155lbs rankings after making a split choice success over Mateusz Gamrot previously this month at UFC 305. That win significant ‘The Hangman's' 3rd in a row, as he had actually formerly beat Claudio Puelles and Jalin Turner respectively.
Now poised for a possible primary competitor's bout, Dan Hooker is making it clear that he does not prepare to threaten the chance.
“I sort of have actually found out that from my very first rodeo, is to simply sort of refrain from doing anything dumb this time around,” Hooker informed ESPN Australia. “I indicate, the last time I was No. 5, I accepted battle Michael Chandler. Gave Michael Chandler a shot, it was his very first battle in the UFC. I flew to Abu Dhabi, so opposite of the world with definitely no coaches and went and battled him with a guy I ‘d been training for 6 months in my corner. It was not the most intelligent of choices, so I think this time around, I'm simply not going to do anything dumb or offer my title shot once again.”
Dan Hooker initially called out Conor McGregor following his ‘FOTN' efficiency with Mateusz Gamrot, however has actually considering that turned his attention to leading competitor Arman Tsarukyan.
The 34-year-old is figured out to get a shot at UFC gold before he hangs up his gloves.
“I value my group and my coaches a lot more than I did in the past,” Hooker stated (h/t MMAJunkie). “I had the bad string throughout COVID. It was simply undoubtedly really tough as a worldwide fighter completing throughout COVID– particularly in New Zealand where we had a few of the harshest lockdowns on the planet. You might simply see in those battles; I was doing it without my coaches and without my group. I think when I simply returned, it's a higher gratitude for the function that those guys play in my profession.”
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