Dan Hooker is trying to make a press release at UFC Paris on Saturday.
Hooker is ready to headline UFC Paris on Saturday in opposition to UFC newcomer Salahdine Parnasse. It’s an intriguing battle, and when Hooker obtained supplied the bout, he admitted he wasn’t certain who he was. Nonetheless, the UFC gave him fairly the pay bump to take the battle.
“I by no means heard of him,” Hooker informed MMA Preventing. “However since that, you discover out he’s fairly an enormous identify on the European circuit. I’m clearly conscious of KSW, that’s an enormous present on the market in Europe. They’re promoting out stadiums. I had no concept who he was. My supervisor informed me how a lot cash they had been providing me to battle him, and so they should suppose this child’s fairly scorching. …
“Once you’re supplied double what you’ll have gotten for Justin Gaethje — let’s say I used to be going to battle Justin Gaethje for half this quantity. You’ve obtained to pay to play. You need a famous person, I’m the one one dumb sufficient to battle the child. Nobody else performs the sport like I play the sport. I play on excessive volatility. I play it on excessive danger. On the finish of the day, I’m a prizefighter. I’m right here for the largest prize and that is the largest prize that’s being supplied on the earth. I’ll be there with bells on.”
Dan Hooker assured forward of UFC Paris
With Dan Hooker getting a pay bump, he was keen to just accept the battle and to make a press release in opposition to Salahdine Parnasse.
Hooker is aware of Parnasse is a fan favourite in Europe, however he believes as soon as he beats him, he’ll show he’s the higher fighter and silence the gang.
“That’s a lot enjoyable!” Hooker mentioned. “Enthusiastic about that second offers me a heat feeling in my coronary heart. Everyone seems to be spending their hard-earned cash for a ticket, and I’m simply going to ruining it. I’m going to spoil the celebration.
“This child’s out right here to show he belongs within the prime 10, show he’s in title rivalry, and he’s going to make a run for the belt and this would be the final time you ever heard of the child. On the finish of the day, he doesn’t get previous me. That is going to be the primary and final time this child headlines a UFC occasion.”
Hooker is 24-14 as a professional and is coming off a TKO loss to Benoit Saint Denis. Earlier than that, he suffered a submission loss to Arman Tsarukyan.
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