Good news for MMA fans: Dan Hooker has an expected date for his return to the octagon.
The favorite light weight of UFC fans He is recovering well from his hand injury and hopes to fight again between October and Novemberas Hooker declared MMA Junkie Radio at UFC X.
Hooker He planned to fight Justin Gaethje earlier this year at UFC 313 in Marchbut his hand fractured during a training and was forced to withdraw from the fight. Hokker is almost recovered and anxious to fight again.
“I think that I will be ready for October or November»Hooker said. «I think Gaethje is going to be waiting for another chance for the title. It would be nonsense to come and fight another contenderbut that's the interesting thing about the division now. The title is in motion and, in the coming months, There will be a lot of movement in the division. It's good».
Hooker expects Gaethje stay out and campaign to get an opportunity for the title against the newly crowned UFC lightweight champion, Ilia Topuria, which makes unlikely that your fight will be scheduled againat least for the moment.
Ideal for Hooker would be to fight Arman Tsarukyanalso one of the main contenders of the division.
«Arman has been challenging me, and is the number one contender»Hooker said. “No one like, so I would like to beat him up.”
Tsarukyan is one of the toughest fighters in the division and Many consider it the best grappler of the weight category. When asked why he wanted such a hard and probably less exciting confrontation than the fight against Gaethje, Hooker had a fairly overwhelming response.
«I care about a fuck»Hooker said. «Mine was exciting, the fight against (Mateusz) Gamrot, because I could get up. If they can stay down and turn it into a boring fight, then it is my fault. But as my counterattack is of that level and people cannot keep me down, and I am able to get up, That is what makes the fight exciting».
