Although putting up one hell of a fight, Dan Hooker lost out to champ Dustin Poirier in a unanimous decision.
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NewsHooker ready for biggest fight in UFC career
Dan 'Hangman' Hooker takes on third-ranked UFC lightweight, "The Diamond" Dustin Poirier this Sunday.
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Dan Hooker to headline next UFC event in Las Vegas
Dan 'The Hangman' Hooker (Ngāti Maniapoto) has confirmed his next fight against former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier. Headlining his second UFC Fight Night card, Hooker will take on Poirier at UFC Apex in Las Vegas on June 28 (NZDT).
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Will NZ's UFC fighters be able to get back into the Octagon under Level 2?
With the recent announcement of Rugby and Netball definitely getting back into full swing come Alert Level 2, for UFC athletes, the uncertainty remains.
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Kaiwhare Kara-France wins at UFC Auckland
Flyweight fighter Kaiwhare "Don't Blink" Kara-France won by unanimous decision against American Tyson Nam on his home debut at UFC Auckland.
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Israel Adesanya implores people to visit Ōrākei marae
2020 New Zealand sportsman of the year Israel Adesanya revealed at last nights’ Halberg Awards, that before his recent UFC middleweight title fight, that he visited Ōrākei marae.
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Kaiwhare Kara-France is ready for battle at UFC 245
Kaiwhare "Don't Blink" Kara-France is into the final week of preparations as he gets set to fight Mexico's Brandon Moreno next weekend at UFC 245 in Las Vegas.
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Hooker and Felder square off in Auckland ahead of February UFC Fight Night
As the headline acts of UFC Fight Night Auckland faced off for the first time in today, neither fighter was going to back down. Ngāti Maniapoto’s Dan “Hangman” Hooker and Paul “The Irish Dragon” Felder stood face to face outside Spark Arena, the venue of their February 23rd Lightweight match up.
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Hooker roars back into UFC with first round KO
Despite his loss to Edson Barboza in December, Ngāti Maniapoto's Dan Hooker was hungrier than ever to get back into the octagon for his latest UFC matchup. He showed exactly how eager he was by knocking out opponent James Vick at UFC San Antonio.
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Māori UFC fighter overcomes bullying with martial arts
Māori UFC fighter Kaiwhare Kara-France is set to make a return to the octagon next month against Mark De La Rosa in China.
