John Hyon Ko of the South China Morning Post<\/a>, Hooker explained why a Ferguson fight appeals to him.<\/p>\n\u201cSh*t. It\u2019s going to be another war. I can see why fans want to see that fight, and why people want to see that fight \u2014 because I know that\u2019s going to be a crazy fight. I know for a fact, win or loss I\u2019m going on another trip to the hospital if I fight Tony Ferguson,\u201d Hooker said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s all risk versus reward in this game. If I get past Tony Ferguson I\u2019m right back where to where I would have been had I beaten Dustin Poirier. Like I\u2019d be in exactly the same position,\u201d Hooker added.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo to get your career turned around in only one fight like that is just an opportunity that I couldn\u2019t go past. But I\u2019m not saying Tony Ferguson is an easy fight. Like that\u2019s the toughest fight in the division as far as I\u2019m concerned. But it\u2019s not something I shy away from.\u201d<\/p>\n
Speaking to the assembled media on UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi, White addressed this callout from Dan Hooker. The UFC boss says he was impressed by the Kiwi’s last performance, but isn’t worrying about booking fights right now. Instead, he’s focused on keeping Fight Island running.<\/p>\n
That said, he promised he’ll get hooker “figured out” soon.<\/p>\n
\u201cCan Hooker fight Ferguson? I don\u2019t know, we\u2019ll see,” White said (via MMA News<\/a>). “He put on an incredible performance in his last fight. He looked great and we\u2019ll get you figured out Dan, I promise. Like I said, I\u2019m not making fights right now. I\u2019m still over here [Fight Island] doing what I\u2019m doing here.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UFC President Dana White has responded to Dan Hooker calling for a showdown with former interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson. Hooker last fought in late June, when he lost a decision to Dustin Poirier in a 2020 Fight of the Year contender. Since that setback, he’s expressed interest in fights with Charles Oliveira and Tony […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54430,"featured_media":280815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[28687,10112,10113,39610],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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