City Kickboxing’s recent success has inspired Dan Hooker . Hooker (20-8 MMA, 10-4 UFC) was one of the first staples of the New Zealand MMA scene to make it to the UFC and now finds himself potentially a fight or two away from title contention. He is currently projected to face former UFC interim lightweight title challenger Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC San Diego in what would be his second straight headliner. And while his own stock is on the rise, Hooker said watching teammates Israel Adesanya , the reigning UFC middleweight champion and Alexander Volkanovski , the current UFC featherweight champion, rise to the occasion gives him confidence that he is ever-so-close to his ultimate goal. “Now I have two teammates, I have Alex Volkanovski and Israel Adesanya, walking around the gym with world title belts, and that makes it very attainable for me,” Hooker told MMA Junkie.
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