Dan Hooker isn’t excited about taking the straightforward street to a UFC title shot.
Just some brief years in the past, Hooker appeared like his days as a official contender within the light-weight division have been over. Now, ‘The Hangman’ has gained three straight, together with a large split-decision W over Mateusz Gamrot final yr.
Subsequent, Hooker will look to climb in direction of the highest of the highest 10 when he meets No. 2 ranked Arman Tsarukyan at UFC Qatar on November 22.
“Lots of people see Arman because the hardest struggle within the division, much more so than Ilia Topuria,” Hooker advised Submission Radio. “They attempt to keep away from it. However you guys know me—I don’t do issues the straightforward manner. I would like the hardest street doable. I find it irresistible. Everybody will assume he’s higher than me and that I’m not going to beat him, however that basically brings out the most effective of me.
“I can are available there with no weight on my shoulders and simply are available filled with venom. I’m filled with venom for this struggle… I’m simply going to be trying to harm 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 towards former light-weight champion Charles Oliveira. That win was adequate to earn him a shot towards the then-titleholder, Islam Makhachev. Nonetheless, Tsarukyan pulled out of their UFC 311 headliner mere hours earlier than the occasion resulting from an alleged again damage.
