Media Dan Hooker: Islam Makhachev 'not Superman', will get dominated

[ViD]

It'll put him on a 9 fight win streak with no rounds lost, and will shut the haters up who argue "he hasn't beaten any top 10 opponents"

He lost a round to Arman though, I think one judge gave it to him ?

 

[Ackmed]

Do you really remember what I posted a year ago??? Man, that's sad. I don't even recall picking Gatehje and you seem to have a record of what I post on here. Kinda weird but whatever.

One has nothing to do with the other. Just cause fighter A beats fighter B, doesn't mean he beats fighter C. How do you not get that? It's a different style match up. BTW, all I said was it would have been great to see the Chandler fight.

Lol fighter A has nothing to do with Fighter B...point is that guys like you will always pick someone who Khabib or Islam hasn't fought or didn't fight before retiring, and pretend like they would have been their toughest challenge... before you claimed Gaethje and after that was put to rest now you're going with Chandler. Had Khabib fought and beat Chandler, then you'd probably say "ah too bad he picked easy fights and avoided Gregor Gillespie - Gregor would have given him a challenge!"

Sad!

 

[Ackmed]

He lost a round to Arman though, I think one judge gave it to him ?

Yeah I could see one round going to Arman...but because only one judge gave 29-28 and the other 2 gave 30-27, the majority decision is that he technically didn't lose a round.

 

[TITS]

I'd give Dariush a TS before giving Gaethje another one or Islam. He's earned it FFS.

He's ranked #3.
He's on a fucking 7 fight win streak that includes Moises, Dober, CFD and Ferguson.

Ferguson was on 12 fight win streak that included RDA, Barboza, Lee, Cowboy and Pettis, but never got to fight for the real title before he aged out. Then Dariush got his top 5 ranking by laying on him for 15 minutes. He doesn't deserve shit. Let him fight the loser of Gaethje/Chandler.

 

[Dos-Catorce]

Win or lose, one thing I can guarantee.

Hooker isn't going to step in the cage against Islam already shitting his shorts, have a first round, fear-induced adrenaline dump, completely gas out, and then willingly surrender full mount, his back and his neck in a matter of seconds.

As a certain American D-1 wrassler did against a certain other Dagestani.

WAR Danny!

I distinctly remember Hooker on his bike throughout the Chandler fight(for as long as that lasted). Maybe he wasn't soiling himself but didn't look confident either.

 

[legedema]

Ferguson was on 12 fight win streak that included RDA, Barboza, Lee, Cowboy and Pettis, but never got to fight for the real title before he aged out. Then Dariush got his top 5 ranking by laying on him for 15 minutes. He doesn't deserve shit. Let him fight the loser of Gaethje/Chandler.

just looking to your AV I can say that you are a sick bastard

 

[richardjohnson]

Would be great to see Hooker get a KO over this hypejob.

I don't think it's fair to say Islam is a hype job, he's accumulated an eight fight win streak in the UFCs lightweight division, that's impressive for anyone and warrants bit of hype in my opinion. When I think of a hype job I think of guys like Sean O'Malley or Paddy Pimples.

 

[HeLLMuTT]

Hooker never dominated in any of his fights lol

Believe, achieve, conceive

I love mma greenhorns... like a lot!!

 

[Dirty Frank]

Sounds like Dan's trying to puff himself up to not get too scared like the time he faced an Incredible Hulk in Michael fucking Chandler

 

[Coconutwater]

We will see won't we. This will be Islam's biggest test. If he destroys Hooker ... he most likely is Khabib 2.0.

I don’t know. I fear Islam is one of those academy guys who crushes everyone in the gym or school, but under the bright lights, when challenged, slowly comes apart. Of course, we have yet to see, but Khabib just came off very strong mentally, and Islam, just might be carrying the pressure to succeed, post Khabib retirement, and this pressure might make him tight.

 

[Dirty Frank]

Win or lose, one thing I can guarantee.

Hooker isn't going to step in the cage against Islam already shitting his shorts, have a first round, fear-induced adrenaline dump, completely gas out, and then willingly surrender full mount, his back and his neck in a matter of seconds.

As a certain American D-1 wrassler did against a certain other Dagestani.

WAR Danny!

How are you able to make such a guarantee, Shermano?

 

[Dirty Frank]

I don’t know. I fear Islam is one of those academy guys who crushes everyone in the gym or school, but under the bright lights, when challenged, slowly comes apart. Of course, we have yet to see, but Khabib just came off very strong mentally, and Islam, just might be carrying the pressure to succeed, post Khabib retirement, and this pressure might make him tight.

Remains to be seen but I believe he's been under enough pressure since Khabib retired. And so far he's shone and done his part.

 

[Carl25]

Reading the cliff notes makes Dan sound like this guy

 

[TITS]

just looking to your AV I can say that you are a sick bastard

A moderator made it.

 

[Coconutwater]

Remains to be seen but I believe he's been under enough pressure since Khabib retired. And so far he's shone and done his part.

True.

This fight will tell the story. He’s only had two fights since Khabib fought. This fight is high profile, so whatver happens, this will be a true representation of Islam’s ceiling.

 

[MartinPocrezze]

Hooker will submit to Islam.

 

[Ackmed]

I'd give Dariush a TS before giving Gaethje another one or Islam. He's earned it FFS.

He's ranked #3.
He's on a fucking 7 fight win streak that includes Moises, Dober, CFD and Ferguson.

If Islam beats Hooker he'll be on a 9 fight winning streak that includes Moises, Dober, Arman and Hooker.

The first two names we listed are the same but Arman & Hooker > CDF and the current version of Tony.

Dariush also gets rocked a lot in his fights, wasnt it Dober that almost had him KO'd. Islam hasn't lost a round in his last 8 fights

 

[MCS]

This fight would be way more interesting to me if Hooker had a normal training camp

The dude went through hell to make it to his last fight, now he's doing a makeshift 3 week camp in America, then flying to Abu Dhabi and making weight again... also said he hadn't wrestled in ages before this camp

Islam has EVERY advantage possible, if he wins it doesn't really mean that much imo

Yeah, it's brave to take on all comers on short notice, but it's not cool anymore when you lose to them. Against Islam they all need a long camp. Islam's style is for everyone to see. Needs grinding to stop that, cardio to pull it off.

 

[JKS]

Lol fighter A has nothing to do with Fighter B...point is that guys like you will always pick someone who Khabib or Islam hasn't fought or didn't fight before retiring, and pretend like they would have been their toughest challenge... before you claimed Gaethje and after that was put to rest now you're going with Chandler. Had Khabib fought and beat Chandler, then you'd probably say "ah too bad he picked easy fights and avoided Gregor Gillespie - Gregor would have given him a challenge!"

Sad!

So let me ask you, where in this entire conversation did I even say that Chandler would win this fight or that I am picking him to win? All I said is that it would have been great to see that fight. You're getting defensive and making an assumption. And I get it, you like to create arguments on here where there is nothing to argue about. You're very sensitive when it comes to guys you support like Khabib and Islam.

 

[Osiris3657]

Hooker is one of my personal favorites, but yea, he likely loses a clear UD. The only reason he has a better shot than say Dober did is because he has a submission game and can fight off his back, unlike Drew