January 26, 2024 1: 00 pm ET
If Beneil Dariush desires to understand if he’s still got it, Dan Hooker is pleased to assistance him discover out.
Dariush (22-6-1 MMA, 16-6-1 UFC) considered his combating future after suffering his 2nd successive first-round knockout to Arman Tsarukyan in the UFC on ESPN 52 headliner. Prior to that, Dariush was stopped by previous champ Charles Oliveira, who snapped his eight-fight winning streak.
Hooker (22-12 MMA, 12-8 UFC), who’s riding some momentum after back-to-back wins over Claudio Puelles and Jalin Turner, is down to scrap with Dariush this summerseason.
“I’ll battle Beneil in June,” Hooker stated in an interview on ENGAGE’s YouTube channel. “Whether that be (Conor) McGregor’s card International Fight Week, if he’s simply pulling everybody’s chain as he normally does. I hear (the UFC is) coming back mid-year atsomepoint in A