Surging light-weight contender, Dan Hooker has as soon as extra welcomed the prospect to tackle former two-weight champion, Conor McGregor in his eventual return to the UFC — claiming a rescheduled pairing with Michael Chandler now does nothing for the Dubliner.
Hooker, who returned to the light-weight top-5 rankings final month, managed to take action off the again of a formidable cut up choice win over Polish challenger, Mateusz Gamrot at UFC 304 in Australia.
As for McGregor, the previous undisputed light-weight champion and featherweight gold holder noticed a scheduled pairing with Chandler fall to the wayside again in June after fracturing a toe forward of a welterweight conflict in the primary occasion of UFC 303.
And with the Missouri veteran since reserving a return to the Octagon earlier than the top of the yr, McGregor has been left opponent-less with the previous Bellator MMA star taking over former champion, Charles Oliveira in a 5 spherical rematch within the co-main occasion of UFC 309.
Dan Hooker gives to struggle Conor McGregor in return to the UFC
Staking his declare for a title eliminator with Dublin counter-striker, McGregor subsequent, Kiwi striker, Hooker claimed he could be the perfect opponent to face the ex-champion in his speedy return to competitors.
“He’s (Conor McGregor) and not using a struggle,” Dan Hooker informed Submission Radio. “I do know Conor’s hungry to struggle, and struggle somebody that he can get one thing from and make plenty of sense. That’s why I really feel like (Michael) Chandler form of sitting there and ready, he — and never staying energetic, you form of unfastened. Like what does he get out of Chandler. He doesn’t even get within the — he knocks out Michael CHandler within the first spherical, Conor McGregor doesn’t even get in that high 5 off of that efficiency.
That’s a stipulation of the struggle, now we have to ship one another consuming beers each single day of struggle camp,” Dan Hooker joked. “We’ve got to — now we have to each comply with each agree. We perhaps, we are able to get a breathalyzer, we are able to ship one another a failed breathalyzer take a look at every single day of struggle camp and we’ll get this factor squared away.”
