PERTH, Australia – Dan Hooker said he loves his fight with Mateusz Gamrot because it’s a chance to make a leap in the rankings. But for Gamrot, who once was tapped to be a backup fighter for a lightweight title fight, thinks a win over Hooker should yield a title shot – and if not against champion Islam Makhachev, who is expected to be on the shelf a while, then against another contender for an interim strap against an opponent he beat in his first UFC main event two years ago: Arman Tsarukyan. “(If Hooker wins), of course he’s happy because I am No. 5 in the rankings,” Gamrot said at Thursday’s media day for UFC 305 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) . “He is 11th, so this is like a gift for him (to fight me). But this is also a gift for me because he’s a tough opponent, he’s a good name, and this guy has really big experience in the UFC
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