Rumored Chase Hooper VS Alexander Hernandez UFC 319

[VinceArch]

Solid matchup!

 

[volcom5]

Solid matchup!

Agree, I like that they’re slowly growing Hooper up with exp instead of thrusting him to the wolves. Hernandez on the other hand talked like he was the next coming prior to Cerrone, and then Cerrone showed levels and it seemed he was never the same since in psyche department. Still a dangerous night out for anyone. This is nice step for Hoopers career.

 

[Leonard Haid]

Good matchmaking.

 

[Jawth]

Good handling of Hooper. Incremental steps up as he rounds out his skill set.

 

[wufabufa]

Chase via length, superior ground game, and most importantly cardio. If Chase survives the first 8 minutes the fight is his.

 

[TheMMAnalyst]

You'd think after 5 wins like that they'd give him a bigger step up. Alexander is another guy at the jim miller level

Hernandez beat Miller like 3 years ago when Miller was better.

It’s a style test more importantly - Hooper can clearly smoke washed old guys like Guida/Miller or pure strikers like Slava Claus.

Giving him a brick shit house wrestler that is still in his relative athletic prime seems like a measured step up.

It’s actually pretty nuanced and favorable match-making to slowly build a guy with potential, which is what they should be doing with prospects they care about.

 

[Mmmmmmma1234]

I honestly think Chase works Hernandez if this is real.

Chase is growing on me as a fighter. Kid is good and has serious talent and he’s still young too.

Knowing Hernandez he will look competitive for round one then be dominated for ten minutes if not finished.

 

[fjodor]

I got Hernandez. He is not washed enough for Hooper, who likes to fight granpas.

 

[fortheo]

Hernandez beat Miller like 3 years ago when Miller was better.

It’s a style test more importantly - Hooper can clearly smoke washed old guys like Guida/Miller or pure strikers like Slava Claus.

Giving him a brick shit house wrestler that is still in his relative athletic prime seems like a measured step up.

It’s actually pretty nuanced and favorable match-making to slowly build a guy with potential, which is what they should be doing with prospects they care about.

Hernandez barely beat him in very uninspiring fashion, and it was 3 years ago -- He's lost multiple times since then and has barely squeaked together two wins in a row now again low level competition. This is a step sideways at best for chase. I just expected more for Chase considering he's unbeaten at lightweight, never had a competitive fight in this weight class, and is on one of the longest active win streaks in the weight class.

As for the stylistic match up against hernandez, though, I agree with you -- it's a good fight.

 

[StewDogg11]

You'd think after 5 wins like that they'd give him a bigger step up. Alexander is another guy at the jim miller level

Not really considering he fought Miller as well and beat the absolute shit out of him. It’s a decent step up for a “prospect” like Hooper.

 

[BEATDOWNS]

Imagine the outrage if Paddy Pimblett got this match up. lmao

 

[fortheo]

Not really considering he fought Miller as well and beat the absolute shit out of him. It’s a decent step up for a “prospect” like Hooper.

Hernandez vs miller was competitive, and it was three years ago. He has since lost multiple fights, and barely put a two fight win streak together in the division. Chase has never lost at LW, is on a 5 fight wins streak, and hasn't even had a competitive fight in the weightclass. It doesn't feel like a step up for chase in my opinion. Hernandez is only still in the UFC because his last two fights were against bottom feeders. You can say Chase's last fights were similar, but he's done it 5 times already.

 

[StewDogg11]

Hernandez vs miller was competitive, and it was three years ago. He has since lost multiple fights, and barely put a two fight win streak together in the division. Chase has never lost at LW, is on a 5 fight wins streak, and hasn't even had a competitive fight in the weightclass. It doesn't feel like a step up for chase in my opinion. Hernandez is only still in the UFC because his last two fights were against bottom feeders. You can say Chase's last fights were similar, but he's done it 5 times already.

It wasn’t competitive and it wasn’t three years ago…

They know if they give Hooper TOO much of a step up he’ll get the absolute shit beaten out of him like he has numerous times before.

 

[fortheo]

It wasn’t competitive and it wasn’t three years ago…

They know if they give Hooper TOO much of a step up he’ll get the absolute shit beaten out of him like he has numerous times before.

It was 2 years and a couple months ago. My bad. How was it not competive?




My point, though, was that Hernandez lost multiple times since that win, and is only now on a two fight win streak over low level guys, and one of those wins was a split. As I said, this is a step sideways at best for chase. The crux of your whole argument is essentially "I think chase would fail again if given a step up anyways, so may as well let him beat a low level guy for the 6th time straight"

 

[sonhow]

It was 2 years and a couple months ago. My bad. How was it not competive?

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My point, though, was that Hernandez lost multiple times since that win, and is only now on a two fight win streak over low level guys, and one of those wins was a split. As I said, this is a step sideways at best for chase. The crux of your whole argument is essentially "I think chase would fail again if given a step up anyways, so may as well let him beat a low level guy for the 6th time straight"

I Thought Hern won but it was a very close fight.

It doesnt matter Hooper is going to take his lunch money anyways

 

[The_Renaissance]

I hate watching Hernandez, outside of his flash KO of Dariush and getting battered by Cerrone (?) I can't remember how any of his fights actually went, he's so incredibly generic to watch. Hope Hooper takes him out, he probably will too.

 

[HatKick]

Man I thought Hernandez got cut. I wasn't a fan but kind of a shame he fell off that badly. Seemed pretty talented with a solid wrestling base.