{"id":445332,"date":"2022-05-04T05:00:03","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T12:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=445332"},"modified":"2022-05-04T05:00:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T12:00:03","slug":"dan-hooker-calls-justin-gaethje-a-mug-believes-charles-oliveira-finishes-him-in-round-1-at-ufc-274","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dan-hooker-calls-justin-gaethje-a-mug-believes-charles-oliveira-finishes-him-in-round-1-at-ufc-274\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan Hooker calls Justin Gaethje a \u201cmug\u201d, believes Charles Oliveira finishes him in Round 1 at UFC 274"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dan Hooker has backed Charlies Oliveira to finish Justin Gaethje when the two meet at UFC 274 this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>While he may not always land himself in the win column, it&#8217;s hard to deny the entertainment value of someone like Dan Hooker. &#8216;Hangman&#8217; always goes out there to put on a show and even if he comes up on the losing end, you can bet he&#8217;s going to go down swinging &#8211; or, at the very least, bounce back with a smile on his face.<\/p>\n<p>The next step in his journey looks set to be <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dan-hooker-announces-he-will-be-returning-to-lightweight-put-a-fork-in-it-im-out-of-the-conversation-at-featherweight\/\">a return to lightweight<\/a> and if he can string a series of big wins together, there&#8217;s a slim chance he could meet the winner of this Saturday&#8217;s main event between Charles Oliveira and Justin Gaethje.<\/p>\n<p>The pair will battle it out over the UFC lightweight championship and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pOPiXZpN8iY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in the mind<\/a> of Hooker, it&#8217;s &#8216;Do Bronx&#8217; who will get the job done.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dan Hooker Announces Return to 155: &quot;F*** No! 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