{"id":396226,"date":"2021-10-04T05:20:24","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T12:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=396226"},"modified":"2021-10-04T05:20:24","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T12:20:24","slug":"dan-hooker-explains-why-beating-islam-makhachev-is-the-only-opportunity-to-show-what-would-have-happened-if-you-got-in-there-with-khabib","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dan-hooker-explains-why-beating-islam-makhachev-is-the-only-opportunity-to-show-what-would-have-happened-if-you-got-in-there-with-khabib\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan Hooker explains why beating Islam Makhachev is the only opportunity to show \u201cwhat would have happened if you got in there with Khabib\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC lightweight Dan Hooker has explained why getting a win over Islam Makhachev is the best way to show how he would’ve fared against Khabib Nurmagomedov.<\/p>\n

Just weeks after beating Nasrat Haqparast to get back in the win column, Dan Hooker is set to take on one of the most intimidating forces in the 155-pound division – Islam Makhachev. He’ll do so at UFC 267 on Fight Island in a move that has received a great deal of praise from mixed martial arts fans all over the world.<\/p>\n

In a recent interview with MMA Fighting, Hooker explained how this could also help him to scratch another itch in his career.<\/p>\n

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