Dan Hooker did not take kindly to Justin Gaethje ’s prediction for next week’s UFC on ESPN 12 main event with Dustin Poirier . After Hooker (20-8 MMA, 10-4 UFC) expressed his intent to knock out Poirier (25-6 MMA, 17-5 UFC) in the June 27 lightweight headliner during a recent interview with MMA Fighting , interim champion Gaethje (22-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) weighed in with a blunt prediction of how he expects the bout to unfold (via Twitter ): This dude is getting merked. — Justin Gaethje (@Justin_Gaethje) June 16, 2020 This dude is getting merked.
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