Dan Hooker says that he has no drawback preventing Michael Johnson — however provides that the American ought to have brushed up on his geography abilities earlier than doing so.
The Kiwi is anticipated to return to light-weight for his subsequent outing within the cage after developing brief in a quick sojourn to featherweight in opposition to Arnold Allen in London earlier this yr. Hooker has publicly expressed an curiosity in taking over Tony Ferguson, a fighter he sees as being in an identical place to him within the UFC light-weight fold, however he was additionally the recipient of a suggestion from one other UFC veteran, Michael Johnson, who challenged him to a showdown in Abu Dhabi in October.
The factor is, Hooker says that Johnson might have worded his callout a little bit higher.
“I don’t care, I’ll combat Michael Johnson,” Hooker mentioned to Submission Radio, through LowkickMMA. “Like, I really don’t care. I simply… I solely didn’t reply to the callout as a result of, I don’t know the place he thinks I dwell although, however midway is just not… the place does he suppose I dwell? The place does he suppose New Zealand is?
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— Dan Hangman Hooker (@danthehangman) August 2, 2022
“Does he suppose new Zealand’s in Europe? He mentioned, ‘I’ll meet you midway in Abu Dhabi’. Mate, that’s additional away than America. I’d relatively – I don’t know the place he lives, however I’d relatively fly there and combat him in America than fly to Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi is just not half manner, Abu Dhabi is twice as distant as America.
“That was a poorly researched callout, and it simply wasn’t value responding to. I used to be identical to, we learn, like, do they not have geography in American colleges? Like, the place does he suppose I dwell?”
Tony Ferguson, although, is the objective.
“I’m sick of coaching, I need to go right into a combat camp, I need to combat, and it’s simply that point. Tony Ferguson is the combat that [my team] are all for. I feel that combat makes loads of sense. We’re each in comparable positions and I feel that combat is smart.
“My administration needs that combat, I feel the followers need that combat. And so how do you decide a combat? You inform somebody you’re gonna smash their face in. And in the event that they agree, they agree. These are preventing phrases. If you wish to decide a combat, you gotta use preventing phrases. Smash ya face in, premium high quality preventing phrases. Can’t be ignored. Now your honour’s at stake. When you ignore that, now your honour is at stake, my buddy.”
