New Zealand native Daniel Hooker (11-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC) may be just one fight into his UFC career, but he knows exactly what he wants to do next – and he doesn’t want his weekend opponent joining for the ride. “Fighting, to me, is all about respect, and he just didn’t show any respect,” Hooker said following his UFC Fight Night 43 win over Ian Entwistle. “He was very disrespectful to my team, and that’s what this is all about, so he can jog on.” The pre-fight tension between the two featherweights didn’t register much outside of the two fighters’ local markets, but it certainly bothered “The Hangman.” He was able to extract revenge in the cage, as he survived an early and extended leg-lock attempt en route to scoring a first-round TKO. “It was all under control,” Hooker said
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