Dan Hooker entered this fight with a professional record of 14-7-0 (93% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.50 lightweight in the world. He lost to Jason Knight in 2016 but he came back to win in 2017 with Ross Pearson (=Pearson vs Hooker).
His opponent, the Bamma Lw champion Marc Diakiese, has a mma record of 12-1-0 (58% finishing rate) but he comes off his first loss, suffered against Drakkar Klose in July (via split decision, Diakiese vs Klose); before this bout, in March, he had beat Teemu Packalen. Diakiese vs Hooker is on the undercard of Cris Cyborg Justino vs Holly Holm – UFC 219. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Event: UFC 219: Cyborg vs Holm
Date: 2017-12-30
Where: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Division: lightweight (155 lbs, 70 kg)
UFC 219 fight card (main fights):
Cris Cyborg Justino vs Holly Holm
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Edson Barboza
Dan Hooker vs Marc Diakiese
Carlos Condit vs Neil Magny
Hooker’s previous fight: Ross Pearson vs Dan Hooker
Diakiese’s previous fight: Marc Diakiese vs Drakkar Klose
Hooker’s next fight: Jim Miller vs Dan Hooker
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Hooker vs Diakiese Fight Video:
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that was a tight tight choke !