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Dan Hooker's persistent efforts have paid off, and after facing a few setbacks, he has established a spot back into the competitive top 5 lightweight rankings. The goal remains to be the same: to capture the UFC lightweight belt.
In order to do so, Dan Hooker looks forward to adopting a cautious approach and won't simply fight any opponent. The aim is to go from the top five to fighting the champion. It will be fascinating to see if Dan Hooker can do the undone.
Dan Hooker doesn’t plan on selling his title shot *again* now that he’s back in the top 5
“The last time I was #5, I gave Michael Chandler a shot, it was his first fight in the UFC.
Other side of the world with absolutely no coaches - fought him with a guy I’d been… pic.twitter.com/JMzQuLPmSz — Full Violence ™ (@Full_Violence) August 30, 2024
Dan Hooker on fighting Michael Chandler
In a recent interview with ESPN Australia, Dan Hooker shared his thoughts on being cautious with his rankings.
"I kind of have learned that from my first rodeo, is to just kind of not do anything dumb this time around," Hooker said, as quoted by mmajunkie.usatoday.com. "I mean, the last time I was No. 5, I agreed to fight Michael Chandler.
Gave Michael Chandler a shot, it was his first fight in the UFC. I flew to Abu Dhabi, so other side of the world with absolutely no coaches, and went and fought him with a guy I'd been training for six months in my corner. It was not the smartest of decisions, so I guess this time around, I'm just not going to do anything dumb or sell my title shot again."
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