{"id":241668,"date":"2017-06-11T14:53:28","date_gmt":"2017-06-11T21:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=241668"},"modified":"2017-06-11T14:53:28","modified_gmt":"2017-06-11T21:53:28","slug":"dan-hooker-highlight-reel-ko-ross-pearson-lucky-nothing-else","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/dan-hooker\/dan-hooker-highlight-reel-ko-ross-pearson-lucky-nothing-else\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan Hooker says his highlight-reel KO of Ross Pearson was “lucky, nothing else\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night, on the main card of the UFC’s latest trip to New Zealand, Kiwi star Dan Hooker made the jump from featherweight to lightweight, where he debuted against hard-nosed British veteran Ross Pearson. Despite being the much less experienced man in the cage, Hooker’s lightweight debut couldn’t have gone better, as he flattened his veteran foe with a crushing knee to the face mid-way through the second round<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Because it was so beautifully timed and executed, Hooker’s knee-induced knockout defeat of Pearson is being talked about by many fans and pundits as a knockout of the year contender. According to Hooker himself, however, it was just a lucky strike.<\/p>\n

The Kiwi finisher assessed his finish at the UFC Auckland post-fight press conference.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just caught him with that knee,\u201d Hooker told MMAjunkie.com<\/a> at the presser. \u201c[It was] lucky, nothing else.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hooker then explained that his jaw-dropping win in New Zealand can be largely attributed to a less taxing cut at lightweight. Apparently, he’ll never be returning to the 145-pound featherweight division.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just felt strong, I felt fit,\u201d he said. \u201cI felt like a completely different fighter. I felt like myself. That\u2019s how I train. That\u2019s how I compete in the gym, and when I\u2019m not draining myself to get down to 145, it\u2019s my natural weight into the fight. \u2026 I\u2019m never going back to featherweight.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hooker then commented on the fan reception he received after his “lucky” win over Pearson.<\/p>\n

\u201cLooking after the finish and seeing the crowd and just hearing them, it\u2019s the same as the [UFC’s] first show [in New Zealand],\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s one of the loudest crowds I\u2019ve come across. These New Zealand fans, they\u2019ve got some lungs of them.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What did you think of Dan Hooker’s incredible knockout of Ross Pearson in Auckland? Can we really call it luck or is the Kiwi just being humble?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 6\/11\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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