After 'Korean Zombie' injury, Dan Hooker calls for fight against Brian Ortega on return to featherweight

D. Hooker at the press conference of UFC 257. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube

With a streak of two defeats in his last three fights, Dan Hooker announced his return to the featherweight division (up to 65,7kg.), but his future is still surrounded by mystery. After expressing the desire to face Korean zombie and receiving a refusal with the justification that the South Korean was injured, the New Zealander asked for a fight against the former title challenger, Brian ortega.

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“After the victory of Kai Kara France, I spoke to Sean Shelby (UFC matchmaker) on the way and it's the first time we've talked about my move to featherweight. He asked me what I would like to do and who I would like to face. I replied that I wanted Korean zombie, but he is hurt. And I talked about Brian ortega. He said he'll take a look and send me a list,” Hooker said in an interview with 'The Mac Life's Pub Talk'.

Having problems leaving New Zealand, Hooker was unable to perform at his best in his last fight and, after taking on the fight against Islam makhachev a month in advance, the athlete ended up dominated by the Russian and was submitted in the first round, with a kimura, in the UFC 267, in Abu Dhabi. In his career, there are 21 positive results and 11 negative results.

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