Filed under: News , UFC While most of us just can’t help but being swept up by the fanfare and simmering anticipation that accompanies fight week, Henri Hooft would rather find an appropriately proportioned rock to hide under right up until the moment to make his walk to the octagon has arrived. Well into his fourth decade in combat sports, Hooft has had his fill of flashing cameras, hysterical fans and gratuitous hyperbole. In a previous life, the Dutchman was among the world’s elite kickboxers, and now, he has some of the UFC’s best and brightest under his tutelage. Namely Anthony Johnson (22-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC), who on Saturday challenges light-heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier (18-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) in UFC 210’s pay-per-view main event at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. The five-round showdown is, of course, a rematch almost two years in the making

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