Dan Hooker sees UFC 257 as a big opportunity to reposition himself at the top of the promotion’s lightweight division. Hooker (20-9 MMA, 10-5 UFC) will welcome former three-time Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler (21-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC) to the UFC on Jan. 23 and is aiming to steal all the shine of Chandler’s highly anticipated octagon debut. With Chandler having served as the backup for the lightweight title fight between champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje at this past October’s UFC 254, Hooker understands that a win could put him in the running for a title shot – even if he thinks headliners Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier also have a case to compete for a potentially vacant title. “I think Conor and Dustin should be for the belt,” Hooker told MMA Junkie Radio. “I feel like that should be a title fight, but regardless whoever wins that, their next fight, whether it’s against Khabib or whether that’s against the No.
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Dan Hooker looking to steal Michael Chandler’s hype, enter title contention at UFC 257 – MMA Junkie