D. Hooker faces I. Makhachev in the UFC 267. Photo: SUPER FIGHTS montage
After injury to Rafael dos Anjos, which forced him to leave the fight against Islam makhachev No. UFC 267, an event scheduled to take place on October 30th, Ultimate wasted no time and has already announced Dan Hooker as a replacement for the Brazilian. The information was released on the 'ESPN' North American and confirmed by the organization's president, Dana White.
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A professional in mixed martial arts since 2009, Hooker was under pressure with two defeats in a row – against Dustin poirier e Michael chandler – and recovered when passing through Nasrat Haqparast in the unanimous decision of the judges, on September 25th. Therefore, the New Zealander will have just over a month to prepare for the clash. In his career, there are 21 triumphs and ten setbacks.
Islam makhachev, in turn, comes from eight consecutive victories in the octagon, with the Russian's last victim being the Brazilian Thiago Moses, in July this year. Pointed out, by many, as the 'successor' of Khabib Nurmagomedov In the lightweight category (up to 70,3kg.), he has a record of 20 positive results and one negative result as a professional.
The history of Dan Hooker e Islam makhachev is not new, as the New Zealander stated that the Russian could not be compared to Khabib because he had already been knocked out by Adriano Martins in 2015. Makhachev then accused him of being 'scared' of facing him.
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