{"id":394681,"date":"2021-09-17T15:57:45","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T22:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=394681"},"modified":"2021-09-17T15:57:45","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T22:57:45","slug":"dan-hooker-provides-positive-update-on-obtaining-visa-to-fight-at-ufc-266","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dan-hooker-provides-positive-update-on-obtaining-visa-to-fight-at-ufc-266\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan Hooker provides positive update on obtaining visa to fight at UFC 266"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dan Hooker may fight at UFC 266 after all.<\/p>\n<p>Hooker <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/dan-hooker\/dan-hooker-returns-at-ufc-266-against-rising-contender-nasrat-haqparast\/\">is set to fight Nasrat Haqparast next Saturday in Las Vegas<\/a> in an intriguing lightweight bout. However, on Thursday, the Kiwi <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/dan-hooker-potentially-out-of-ufc-266-makes-desperate-plea-with-acting-us-ambassador-to-new-zealand-kevin-covert\/\">took to social media to plea with the New Zealand US embassy<\/a> to fast track his visa so he can travel to the States to fight.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">&#8220;<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Hi Kevin, apologies for messaging on here but it\u2019s a last resort. My visa is with the US embassy here in NZ as I fight next week in Las Vegas on\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#UFC266<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> Update today is it won\u2019t be approved until next week due to lock down which will cancel my fight. Please help,&#8221; Hooker wrote on Twitter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The news was disappointing to many MMA fans but on Friday, Dan Hooker took to Twitter to provide a positive update. He says he will meet with them on Monday and if everything goes well, he&#8217;ll get on a flight on Thursday and arrive Thursday night in Vegas, just hours before he has to weigh in.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/danthehangman\/status\/1438985275250667523<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And we are in with a shot&#8230;.they have granted me an appointment Monday. All goes well and I get my passport back, I can jump on the only flight out of NZ Thursday night. Arrive in Vegas Thursday night, weigh in Friday morning, fight Saturday,&#8221; Hooker wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Although Hooker could still fight, the timeline still is an intense one. Given he won&#8217;t arrive until Thursday, he is one delayed flight from not being able to take the fight. However, he is looking to still remain on the card and face Haqparast at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/event\/ufc-266\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UFC 266<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Dan Hooker hasn&#8217;t fought since UFC 257 in January where he was knocked out by Michael Chandler in the first round. Prior to that, he suffered a decision loss to Dustin Poirier to end his three-fight winning streak.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Dan Hooker vs. Nasrat Haqparast will happen at UFC 266?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dan Hooker may fight at UFC 266 after all. Hooker is set to fight Nasrat Haqparast next Saturday in Las Vegas in an intriguing lightweight bout. 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