Dan Hooker isn’t interested by taking the simple highway to a UFC title shot.
Only a few quick years in the past, Hooker regarded like his days as a official contender within the light-weight division had been over. Now, ‘The Hangman’ has gained three straight, together with an enormous split-decision W over Mateusz Gamrot final yr.
Subsequent, Hooker will look to climb in the 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 simple manner. I need the hardest highway doable. I find it irresistible. Everybody will assume he’s higher than me and that I’m not going to beat him, however that actually brings out the very best of me.
“I can are available in there with no weight on my shoulders and simply are available in stuffed with venom. I’m stuffed 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 in opposition to former light-weight champion Charles Oliveira. That win was ok to earn him a shot in opposition to the then-titleholder, Islam Makhachev. Nonetheless, Tsarukyan pulled out of their UFC 311 headliner mere hours earlier than the occasion on account of an alleged again damage.
