Dan Hooker wasn’t about to disrespect Paul Felder in the traditional Maori greeting but made sure to look him straight in the eye while doing so. The traditional Maori greeting involves two people pressing their noses, and sometimes foreheads, together often used as a way to greet people in major ceremonies. And ahead of their headliner this Saturday at UFC on ESPN+ 26 in Auckland, New Zealand, Hooker shook Felder’s hand then proceeded to intensely look into his eyes as they pressed noses. Hooker has made it clear this fight is personal for him, as he faced off with Felder for the second time. Felder also faced off with Hooker’s City Kickboxing teammates, Brad Riddell, Kai Kara-France, and UFC champions Alexander Volkanovski and Israel Adesanya.
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