UFC Fan Favorite than Hooker has come under local fire in New Zealand during his $ 50k boxing tournament
While Hooker continues to recover from a recent injury, he will continue to dive Headfirst in the world of fighting promotion. But despite the influence of Hooker and Starpower, not everyone is a fan of what he and his young promotion bring to the general public.
This Saturday Hooker is organizing a boxing tournament of $ 50K winner-all-all boxing tournament in New Zealand, without weight limits and many hunters from all over the country. The 'King of the Streets' event, endorsed by former UFC champion Israel Adesanya, has a unique format with attacks of one minute.
Hooker is the latest Combat Sports Star to make the switch to combat promotion, where he joined the ranks of Jorge Masvidal, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Mike Perry. But 'King of the Streets' is not well received by the Boxing Coaches Association of Nieuw -Zeeland.
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Dan Hooker refers to criticism of Backyard Brawls Boxing Tournament
In a recent interview with Checkpoint, BCA President Billy Meehan closed the promotion of Hooker and predicted that someone could be killed during the event. He went so far that he labeled the 'directly criminals' and encouraged the police to find the location and location of the event.
In a recent interview about the Ariel Helwani show, Hooker responded to Meehan's comments.
“Tear me? I feel like you've challenged me now, I'll leave it,” Hooker said.
“Now you tell me that there are people trying to stop me? Now I have to do it. Now I am bound and forced to strive. There are clearly a few 'left' who have a cry, but once everyone looks at the full 45 minutes and just sees respect by all hunters,” Hooker continued. “Since when it was to set up gloves, having a punchout with your friends illegal? And it is run by some of the best combat people in the country, when did that become illegal?
“If that is illegal, I have the feeling that they have better things to do.”
The images of the event will be placed on social media on Saturday. It is uncertain whether Hooker will stream the event independently or through an external broadcast.
Then Hooker remains sidelined after surgery before the planned Justin Gaethje Clash
Hooker's UFC Return Timeline remains uncertain after he has undergone surgery for a hand injury that he sustained during the camp for UFC 313. Hooker was supposed to have Justin Gaethje in the UFC 313 headliner before he was aware of the week, that Rafael Fiziven in his place.
Hooker has been on the sidelines for a while, arising from a meticulous victory over Mateusz Gamrot on UFC 305 last year. The victory catapulted Hooker in the lightweight top 5 and put it on the edge of a title shot.
Hooker has won three straight fights, including recent victories over Jalin Turner and Claudio Puelles. After Islam Makhachev had left the lightweight belt, the door is wide open for Hooker to make a movement on his return.