Dan Hooker would love to headline a show in his home country of New Zealand but not against someone like Islam Makhachev . Hooker dismissed Makhachev’s callout on Twitter , posting a clip from his “Head, Heart and Balls” podcast appearance, where he talked about wanting to headline a show vs. fighters like Donald Cerrone, Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje. No disrespect intended towards Makhachev, but Hooker just doesn’t think the event would sell if he fought him. “One kid, he called me up, Islam Makhachev, Khabib’s training partner
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Dan Hooker shuts down callout from Islam Makhachev, who isn’t buying any excuse – MMA Junkie