{"id":390476,"date":"2021-07-20T05:19:15","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T12:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=390476"},"modified":"2021-07-20T05:19:15","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T12:19:15","slug":"dan-hooker-challenges-tickle-party-fighter-islam-makhachev-to-throw-down-in-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dan-hooker-challenges-tickle-party-fighter-islam-makhachev-to-throw-down-in-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan Hooker challenges \u201ctickle party\u201d fighter Islam Makhachev to throw down in September"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC lightweight Dan Hooker<\/a> has laid down a challenge to Islam Makhachev as their social media spat continues.<\/p>\n

This past Saturday night, Makhachev continued his rise up through the 155-pound ranks with a decisive win over Thiago Moises. He controlled the right all the way through until the fourth round when he was finally able to secure a strong submission victory, vaulting himself closer to a potential title shot in the near future.<\/p>\n

Hooker, on the other hand, hasn’t fought since January when a swift TKO loss to Michael Chandler handed him his second straight defeat after also losing to Dustin Poirier last year.<\/p>\n

Now, he has his sights firmly set<\/a> on Makhachev – and we don’t think anything is going to distract him from that.<\/p>\n

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Scared haha check the timeline. I went to war with Felder and Poirier while you were cherping. Both make your fight Saturday look like a tickle party. If you have a problem, we can fight September. @MAKHACHEVMMA<\/a><\/p>\n

— Dan Hangman Hooker (@danthehangman) July 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n