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Dan Hooker Reveals Bizarre Reason Behind Conor McGregor Pulling Out of Justin Gaethje Fight By April 14, 2021 10:52 pm The UFC will start hosting its full-crowded events from UFC 261 onwards. Fans are expecting some glorious fights for the upcoming event, which will be hosted with a full capacity crowd. One such match is Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier. Both the fighters will meet in a trilogy fight in Las Vegas. Fans are already buzzing about ‘The Notorious’ as he is again making the ne...

Dan Hooker is looking to fight anybody ranked above him and Rafael dos Anjos is a name that entices him. Hooker is coming off a first-round TKO defeat to Michael Chandler at UFC 257 back in January. It put him on a two-fight losing streak as the New Zealander will no doubt be looking to rebound with a big win and enter title contention in the future. Who does he want? Anybody ranked above him and one that particularly makes sense for him is a fight with former lightweight champion Dos Anjos. �...

Midnight Mania! One Championship Lightweight kingpin Christian Lee defends title via brutal first-round knockout Share this story Welcome to Midnight Mania! One Championship might just have a phenom on their hands. Christian Lee, the promotion’s 22-year-old “Warrior,” looked to defend his Welterweight crown earlier tonight opposite Timofey Nastyukhin. The match didn’t last long. After a patient start from the champion, Lee found his opening. Nastyukhin jumped forward to engage, but Lee...

Ranking the best upcoming fights, including Leon Edwards-Nate Diaz, Charles Oliveira-Michael Chandler play Whittaker has confidence preparing for Gastelum on short notice (1:41) Robert Whittaker explains how hes prepared to fight Kelvin Gastelum on short notice, someone he had previously trained to face in a title fight in 2019. (1:41) Seven championship bouts, with three of those fights for a belt occurring on the same night. Seven former champions trying to climb back toward the top. Old lege...

Dustin Poirier was surprised like most people were when Conor McGregor said their UFC 264 fight is off after their Twitter exchange.

Dan Hooker wants either Gaethje or dos Anjos after ‘disheartening’ UFC 257 loss Share this story Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Lightweight contender Dan Hooker suffered the second knockout loss of his career at the hands of Michael Chandler at UFC 257 in January. In a recent interview with the South China Morning Post, “The Hangman” admitted that while that loss was tough to deal with, he’s now itching to get back in the saddle. “After a loss like that, of course, it’s disheart...

Michael Chandler Predicts First or Second Round KO Of Oliveira Heading into his first UFC title fight, Michael Chandler is predicting a huge outcome. Michael Chandler has been in big situations before, but his next fight against Charles Oliveira could be the biggest to date. After spending many years in Bellator, many of those years as the champion or near the top, Chandler decided to make the move to the UFC. Now as part of the organization, he is not stopping until he gets the belt. His first...

UFC lightweight contender Dan Hooker is targeting a matchup against former champion Rafael dos Anjos the next time he steps into the Octagon. Hooker hasn’t fought since January when he suffered a first-round KO loss to Michael Chandler at UFC 257. It was a tough loss for Hooker, who prior to that had lost a unanimous decision to Dustin Poirier in a 2020 “Fight of the Year” candidate. Prior to those two defeats, Hooker had won three straight fights including wins over Paul Felder, Al Iaqui...

“ I think it’s Conor (McGregor),” Chandler replied when asked who he predicts he could stand across in his first title defence if he overthrows Oliveira. “ I actually watched, ‘The Detail’ they do on — Daniel Cormier narrates it, and kinda breaks down the fight and I watched it. I think there’s some — just very few little things that Conor can do to win that fight (against Poirier). I think it’s Conor McGregor — I think it’s sometime later this fall or winter. But also, ...

Dan Hooker eyes comeback fight against Justin Gaethje or Rafael dos Anjos Share this story Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Longtime UFC lightweight veteran Dan Hooker suffered a major setback in his quest for the 155-pound title, getting dropped and stopped by former Bellator MMA champion Michael Chandler at the UFC 257 pay-per-view (PPV) event back in January. But “The Hangman” can easily tighten up the slack in his rope by securing a high-profile victory over a r...