Dan Hooker: 'There is a Reason A Lot of Guys Were Turning Him Down'

Dan Hooker: 'There is a Reason A Lot of Guys Were Turning Him Down' | UFC 290

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@benjaminbjrklund743 Жыл бұрын

no one takes the hard fights as this guy. he could have chosen easier match ups... props to him!

@Matt-ou7tu Жыл бұрын

RDA.

@noicemate9111 Жыл бұрын

how else would you climb the rankings? 🤣

@ajax1472 Жыл бұрын

@@noicemate9111😂

@janithchamara1477 Жыл бұрын

He is fighter that's why he take he want title shot he lose dan give him too much chances... only respect is he can keep getting beatup

@YuhMummaMan2464 Жыл бұрын

@@ajax1472q

@gabewhitley7693 Жыл бұрын

Dan has always been one of my favorite fighters, win or lose. Hope he melts turner

@dangerdjk Жыл бұрын

Win lose or draw Hooker is a dog. Legend

@BAGPULAINTAT Жыл бұрын

legend ? most probably a coward

@madworker1927 Жыл бұрын

💩

@mckdar01 Жыл бұрын

That might mean something different in new Zealand and Australia

@firelightblox_cousin9523 Жыл бұрын

Not dog but piq

@luispablofreire Жыл бұрын

Lose lose or lose Hooker is a dog

@user-hf8es5lr9m Жыл бұрын

Dan “Do Bronx” Hooker

@MSB.6.7C Жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking lmaoo 😂

@allen62 Жыл бұрын

The champ has a name

@guyver8081 Жыл бұрын

GSP….

@user-hf8es5lr9m Жыл бұрын

@@allen62and it’s Dan Hooker from the Bronx

@B-RaDD Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣😅😅

@mattkaiser8984 Жыл бұрын

Knocked out Burns. Almost knocked out Poirier. Dan’s the man, looking forward to this fight.

@BlackStarXx11xX Жыл бұрын

And toyed by makhachev

@goead Жыл бұрын

That burns fight wasn’t even prime Burns…and you don’t get points for almost doing anything

@Nyorner Жыл бұрын

@@BlackStarXx11xX IVslam got ground and pounded by a featherweight rugby player

@swaglordgio Жыл бұрын

@@BlackStarXx11xXwe’re talking about wars not crotch sniffing battles

@swaglordgio Жыл бұрын

@@BlackStarXx11xXlittle boy act right or I’ll put you in a triangle choke

@Jake-Thornton Жыл бұрын

Legend! Only losing to absolute killers. I'm backing Dan on this one for sure; people are looking past him way too quickly. I wouldn't have Jalin having a chance against Dustin, and Dan almost had Dustin out of there at the end of their fight. Short memories in this sport

@skirmisher10 Жыл бұрын

Bro that was a different Dan. He’s got TBI/CTE/brain damage and pretty bad too. He went on a huge skid and his only win was over a grappler who pretended he was Kron Gracie lol

@anteroruponen Жыл бұрын

@@skirmisher10 This blond Hooker looks different.

@smolgok384 Жыл бұрын

@@skirmisher10A huge skid? Losing to Islam, Chandler and Allen on a huge weight is considered a 'huge skid'?

@jagaloon14 Жыл бұрын

@@smolgok384well, when you go from having a bell to bell war with poirier to only winning twice against relative nobodies in the last 3 years after having already suffered one of the most prolonged beatings I’ve ever seen against Barboza (and coming back from that to win 3 in a row), that’s a pretty drastic change in trajectory

@jagaloon14 Жыл бұрын

@@smolgok384I want Dan to win this btw but like if you want to be technical

@donut996. Жыл бұрын

“Just spray and walk away!” Aaaaahhhhahahahaha if you know you know! LETS GO HOOKER BRING IT HOME FOR NEW ZEALAND 🇳🇿

@pacman531984 Жыл бұрын

I’m convinced Dan hooker would fight a grizzly bear and a brick wall in a handicap match. Gotta respect it.

@TreyJaySoSway Жыл бұрын

Haha exactly! Dan Hooker is crazy he’s fought some of the toughest guys in the UFC; Makhachev, Poirer, Burns, Chandler, Yair Rodriguez, Arnold Allen‼️ never takes an easy fight

@ruslanshavkatov466 Жыл бұрын

@@TreyJaySoSway He also fought a heavyweight early in his career

@Sean-ek8wc Жыл бұрын

No he turned down Tony Ferguson because he’s that scared that if Ferguson beats him he’s done 😂

@joshuabryant9845 Жыл бұрын

@Sean-ek8wc Would of been a lose lose fight. You lose, you just lost to an old washed up zombie. If you win, you only beat an old washed up has been. If he wins the best he gets his no credit.

@Sean-ek8wc Жыл бұрын

@@joshuabryant9845 just because you loose to the best fighters in the world does not make you washed up and taking a majority of them losses on a short notice he may not be who he once was but still a gangster that would smoke a lot of people in the ufc

@SKANKSINATRA Жыл бұрын

The way Dan smiled when Oscar hits the question..

@lhowlett88 Жыл бұрын

Daniel Hooker. Getting all the tough fights. Everyone else. Got a tough fight VS Dan Hooker.

@Battleatchivamaugs Жыл бұрын

One of the best nicknames in the UFC

@theboogeyman9813 Жыл бұрын

@DanHungMan only OnlyFans

@samuelcolby7786 Жыл бұрын

His nickname should be “The”

@MainerMMA Жыл бұрын

I think hooker will do well against turner. He’s been training with Izzy for years now, sure they fight different but the size and length won’t be new to him especially on the ground.

@delta2080 Жыл бұрын

Love this guy bro his humour and mental toughness is through the roof! Respect 😎

@Alex-V.S Жыл бұрын

Dan has got to be next in line for the BMF title. Only fighter who has fought the best of the best at their own prime. One of the few, true BMFs.

@godannz06 Жыл бұрын

This dude is about as typical a hearty kiwi male as possible. Leshgo Dan 🇳🇿💪🏽😜👍🏽

@maxpoh Жыл бұрын

Didnt know Jullian Assange was fighting on this card, jokes aside im tooting for Dan he fights everyone

@batgwill Жыл бұрын

interesting what dan says about “even if im being boring, its to be boring enough that i can turn him off” I feel like the Diakese performance was one of those, he just shut down marc until marc freaked out and shot a bad shot and dan snapped up the neck and walked away with a finish

@sireneater8028 Жыл бұрын

Bro rockin the hair fuck the haters

@kruc5535 Жыл бұрын

@NoNo-sy3syhow’s he a meat rider?

@sireneater8028 Жыл бұрын

@NoNo-sy3sy lol u sound like u get no cat

@moloneybaloney Жыл бұрын

Dan Hooker is a solid dude.

@catalystv7520 Жыл бұрын

This is probably the most Dan Hooker had ever made sense, he might actually stand a chance finally. Should be fun man.

@tonyg5132 Жыл бұрын

Might? Dan won.

@catalystv7520 Жыл бұрын

@@tonyg5132 holy shit I’m talking to a time traveler :0!!! Can you tell me the entire card Breakdown and all the wins and how so I can get in on the bets! ??

@davesmithson5634 Жыл бұрын

@@catalystv7520totally 😂

@Kahutara Жыл бұрын

@@tonyg5132 ok.....

@arsh5461 Жыл бұрын

@@catalystv7520he did tho lol

@harlanswan8184 Жыл бұрын

What a awesome bloke! 100% not trying to be anything else but true to himself. A great role model for the sport and for life in general. Love, respect and all the best Dan!

@harlanswan8184 Жыл бұрын

Not that you will ever read this 😂

@lovemissle Жыл бұрын

Anybody that follows MMA , knows this is an awesome block!

@michaeleverest3487 Жыл бұрын

Gonna be a hard match for him but, if he relies on his experience he can do it

@smokereapergaming3861 Жыл бұрын

I love this guy hope he wins 😊

@ifgwelf Жыл бұрын

Hooker rocking with the lion of God look

@NorthVikingKing Жыл бұрын

It's the gsp look and I don't know what the craze is about

@themonsterbaby Жыл бұрын

@@NorthVikingKingit's the Charles Oliveira look. Or if we want to go overall it's the Eminem look. Lol

@xeta180 Жыл бұрын

@@themonsterbabyGsp did it b4 charles. Em aint a fighter.

@caiojulioary Жыл бұрын

charles was the first to do it as a ritualistic pre-fight act

@Wudupbay Жыл бұрын

This is how you build up your fight. Complement your opponent and highlight his skill so when you beat him it means more. Rather than saying he's trash then after you beat him then you talk him up, like you diddint spend 8 weeks talking down on him.

@solohere5608 Жыл бұрын

Great fight for Dan to bounce back. We’ll deserved win. Hope he can get his win and run with this momentum.

@austinpeter8563 Жыл бұрын

lets go dan bring that vintage dan back who fought dustin and fedler and quinta

@thobanimadlala Жыл бұрын

Dan hangman has fought killers and he likes it...respect this man

@8bit_paul Жыл бұрын

Every loss of his is to a beast, guy is serious.

@cottonhill4264 Жыл бұрын

Backstreet Dan

@ahumblemansrahumblemansr3691 Жыл бұрын

Dan is a really good dude.

@bubba_good Жыл бұрын

Hail Hooker

@hillbilly2224 Жыл бұрын

Go Dan 🤙🇦🇺

@kezw2669 Жыл бұрын

🇳🇿

@terangiwayne6783 Жыл бұрын

Kia kaha Dan Hooker ka rawe e hoa...All heart Dan the man Awsome Mana bro.

@tombystander Жыл бұрын

As a man with dark hair I have always wanted to do that

@Kimura1313 Жыл бұрын

Do it homie, it’ll grow back if you don’t like it

@TheSleepy1326 Жыл бұрын

Do it like Eminem did it and do it proud.

@flammabletoast5820 Жыл бұрын

Be careful not to damage your hair tho

@themonsterbaby Жыл бұрын

Don't. It looks goofy af. Women dye their hair.

@themonsterbaby Жыл бұрын

@@flammabletoast5820sounds like women advice.

@redcanvasltd3267 Жыл бұрын

I am hoping for a comeback from Dan with a more tactile gameplan where he trusts his coaches a bit more. I know he won his last fight but that guy was absolute rubbish with a heel hookers chance of winning. Either way, gotta love Dan .

@myartistnameisanalgesicnow Жыл бұрын

Dan “ Du Auckland” Hooker

@josepharmand6117 Жыл бұрын

The guys who pride themselves on going out there and putting on a show for the fans...who are never in boring fights...who bring the violence every time...Gaethje, Chandler, Masvidal to name a few...are often not the champions. The champions do whatever it takes to win. And if that's a dead boring defensive fight...then so be it. It's a different mind-set.

@thefacelessquestion3333 Жыл бұрын

You forgot Cowboy Cerrone

@lhowlett88 Жыл бұрын

Carrying on like that

@beesnees3758 Жыл бұрын

Seems like a decent guy but I just find him annoying

@maxpoh Жыл бұрын

😂😂

@AlecYourMaw Жыл бұрын

Dan going super sayian for this one

@qase8070 Жыл бұрын

Hope he wins dude

@timnewcomb8987 Жыл бұрын

Dan Hooker and Justin Gaethje should have a spelling contest….lol. I wonder who would win?

@philrisser6853 Жыл бұрын

hooker WENT Oliviera Mode with the Bleached hair before Fight. Hooker Can Do whatever the Shit he wants. Hes the F-ing Man

@yunggloboxing4718 Жыл бұрын

Certified badass

@brucelee3596 Жыл бұрын

Glad to see Hooker step up for the fight when many have turned it down. This is the part I do not like about the UFC organization. You should not have to choose. Fighters these days are only looking for easy opponents and easy paycheck.

@geezushasrisen Жыл бұрын

Dan Hooker will pretty much fight anything with a heartbeat and weights over 155lbs.

@hillbilly2224 Жыл бұрын

Need to run back Dan and Dustin

@Peppersfirst Жыл бұрын

Please no. He's never been the same since.

@lhowlett88 Жыл бұрын

Spray and walk away haaaaaaaaaa, Classic

@77bretty Жыл бұрын

Ummm dude your arm looks broken

@BodTheGrinch Жыл бұрын

The guys he loses to always turn out to be monsters. Even Arnold Allen gave Holloway a damn good fight, and Holloway's one of the best at any weight class. He can definitely pull this one off. Gonna be rooting for the lad.

@kylecarvin Жыл бұрын

Dan hooker was inspired after the Titan imploded and wanted to be like Stockton rush

@UltimateSportsFX Жыл бұрын

Tarantula is about to retire him.

@ultimatetruths5460 Жыл бұрын

Hm ?

@jeminadove6118 Жыл бұрын

Woops 😂🤔

@joshuad748 Жыл бұрын

dont let this distract you from the disrespect of putting the legendary HOF'er Robbie Lawler on the prelims for his last fight instead of some new hype wrestler

@funkyjunky6574 Жыл бұрын

Excellent entertaining fighter one who leaves it all out there in the ring do or die... his family definitely lives comfortably champ or not

@dangray5532 Жыл бұрын

Dan is a warrior, but Jalin is clinical and dangerous...

@lakybajwa2925 Жыл бұрын

Dam the MAN jus fights evry1, anytime. Win or lose Hooker gives it all. Bonus comin up , this fight gona bang bang. 😂😂

@Ghostmashine Жыл бұрын

Thinks he gona lose he push him to far in preperation Max Holloway dont Spar since 3 years and he is one of the goats

@wingchun5438 Жыл бұрын

Nice day👍

@thehudverse Жыл бұрын

Them knuckles seen some punishment

@themonsterbaby Жыл бұрын

He's a fighter, lol. What do you expect?

@DE3ZNUTZ834 Жыл бұрын

5:58 Scared of ACC 😂 If you know, you know🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿

@aziz7355 Жыл бұрын

Dan "billion loses" Hooker

@zacpetersen893 Жыл бұрын

The real BMF

@stevelewis943 Жыл бұрын

ACC will be knocking on his door when he gets home

@BlackRiverStudios Жыл бұрын

Im still waiting for the IV evidence, Dan. 😢

@evilkhamzat Жыл бұрын

He never had any and back tracked a little on helwani today 😂

@doriyahh Жыл бұрын

You still on that shit

@julianworthy9417 Жыл бұрын

@doriyahh no different than a female falsely accusing a man of you know what. False baseless accusations are spineless behavior I don’t think it’ should just be swept under the rug. He acted like an informant with no info

@maxpoh Жыл бұрын

The way chael talker about the whole situation made me convinced that he was speaking the truth about the IV. Islam popped for PED's in the pas as well so wouldn't be surprising

@gluehuffer6955 Жыл бұрын

Ali essentially admitted it already by accident, back when the news first came out. And others too, you just did not look. Because of your bias.

@TheSleepy1326 Жыл бұрын

Eminem has entered the chat.

@aaronr5555 Жыл бұрын

“Nah only play pokies” my man

@Luminary2024 Жыл бұрын

I think he will lose this. One of my fav fighters for sure, but I think the hard fights took him out of his prime

@lelandsawyer9865 Жыл бұрын

This didn’t age well

@Luminary2024 Жыл бұрын

@@lelandsawyer9865 it did not, Dan almost finished him like 2-3 times in 3 rds. No idea how turner will do a 5 rounder after seeing this!

@Sam-ng3of Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry. Turner is gonna smoke him

@samkersten9539 Жыл бұрын

Bet your entire house if you know so confidently

@themonsterbaby Жыл бұрын

@@samkersten9539do you think he's wrong? Lol. Dan hasn't look good in a while other than against a non striking butt scooter. Jalin is an animal. Dan is getting starched this fight, and I like Dan.

@samkersten9539 Жыл бұрын

@@themonsterbaby bet your entire life savings then

@samkersten9539 Жыл бұрын

🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️

@samkersten9539 Жыл бұрын

@@themonsterbaby yikes

@Jesse-hk8ls Жыл бұрын

He saw the Barbie movie and got the assignment.

@rickykendell1676 Жыл бұрын

Hooker musta been playing the new Hogwarts game lol

@Ahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Жыл бұрын

Talk about cte man guy takes a beating every fight

@spotteddogmemphis Жыл бұрын

Hooker is done. He can’t beat top competition anymore.

@ultimatetruths5460 Жыл бұрын

Hm ?

@Getithowyoulive863 Жыл бұрын

I love this guy! Where did he come from? This the first time ive seen him.

@thatsnotme6601 Жыл бұрын

New Zealand..

@BandleDesigns Жыл бұрын

you been living under a rock?

@kezw2669 Жыл бұрын

Think he’s having a laugh because of the new hair 😂

@juanmena1550 Жыл бұрын

I thought bro was Darby Allin

@BobbyBrixx Жыл бұрын

Dan "Do Bronx" Hooker

@Fabianhernandezkings Жыл бұрын

He gonna lose

@tokiburoak7457 Жыл бұрын

Bad fight for Hooker. He's getting finished.

@kezw2669 Жыл бұрын

😂😂

@jeminadove6118 Жыл бұрын

Hehe WRONG 😝😂

@kezw2669 Жыл бұрын

@@jeminadove6118 I love how all the haters have gone quiet

@jeminadove6118 Жыл бұрын

@@kezw2669 exactly 🤣🤫 Lol

@shroomproductions2239 Жыл бұрын

New Mythical Fighter: HomeLander Hooker

@moosebrandon8665 Жыл бұрын

How many times does Dan Hooker have to say? Yes that's the direction I'm going on when I fight for the title again the last 5 minutes I've heard 4 minutes about him re answer the same f****** question

@P-U-S-S Жыл бұрын

5:33

@Highsen Жыл бұрын

Dan legit just admitting to disability fraud lol.

@B-RaDD Жыл бұрын

I haven't finished it yet🤣🤣🤣🤣 I'm anticipating what he could've said now

@richardcharleston2547 Жыл бұрын

He might actually get done for fraud because of this interview

@themonsterbaby Жыл бұрын

Timestamp? I must've missed it.

@richardcharleston2547 Жыл бұрын

@@themonsterbaby nah g don’t incriminate

@JoShiestyy Жыл бұрын

Shhh

@Thelastjoka Жыл бұрын

He gonna get finished again

@ultimatetruths5460 Жыл бұрын

Hm ?

@Hanashi_mma Жыл бұрын

Male Jessica rose clark, change my mind 😂

@xavi9565 Жыл бұрын

Dan claimed compo 🤣🤣🤣

@cottonhill4264 Жыл бұрын

DaN’Sync

@JulietCrowson Жыл бұрын

❤❤❤❤

@fc-qr1cy Жыл бұрын

DAN HOOKER trying to promote the new Barbie movie.

@kenwoods9247 Жыл бұрын

Dan's got some strength from his hair transplant.

@matthewyarborough8328 Жыл бұрын

Crazy if there were 10 seconds left in Poirer fight round 2 Dan could’ve got the Conor fight or fought for the belt. And after saturday will probably have to retire. This is a brutal sport. I hope the best for Dan but he’s going to get ran over