Israel Adesanya & Alex Volkanovski respond to Dan Hooker criticism | Fox Sports Australia
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Dan Hooker is the ultimate action fighter. The fight against Poirier is my favourite of all time. I'll always root for him.
Fuck yea!
Real shit, I didn't know who Dan was until that fight and he became a huge fucking fan. He actually got me paying attention to LW, I hope he doesn't try to stay in FW but if he does I think he can have a lot of success at some point.
Better believe it
He almost finished Porier in that fight but it was at the end of a round. Sad he took a lot of punishment
@@Mistanyycguy The 2nd round is one of the best single rounds in UFC history. If there were another 10 seconds I think he would of finished Dustin.
I think going to 145 was a bad idea, at lightweight he’s only lost to the very top top guys
Losing is losing no matter who he is losing too.
@@DrunkSince1973 it matters though, a lot of fighters like Poirier and Gaethje could beat everyone outside top10/top15 but in top 5 they could lose like half their fights, Chandler is 2-2 but he'd probably be undefeated if he was outside of top 10.
@@Ar1AnX1x I agree that guy missing the point lol. Of course "losing is losing" 😂
@@Ar1AnX1x Yeah and soon or later they won't be able to beat those guys just like Dan. Some people are not as good as you think and they get exposed or they peak early. Dan isn't winning a title sorry to say i know fans and fighters don't want to hear it. I am rooting for Dan and Darren Till but their window is closing fast. Dan needs money fights and think hard on what he is gonna do for the other part of his life.
I think he should have gone to 170, he's got the frame, just needs to fill out.
Fan of the hangman regardless can't wait for him to be back in the octagon
If Colby and masvidal trained at CKB they'd still be friends ... lol
😂
Yeah, alot of guys from other gyms are dickheads.
hahahahah
It looks like amazing culture, all got each other’s back. Eugene knows what he’s doing.
You're probably right to be honest.
Dan has said it himself that he's not the sharpest knife in the drawer and his decisions to jump into quick fights kind of show it. He's not a machine that has unlimited recovery like some cheat-code in an anime. He needs to slow down some and pick and choose fights with ample time to prepare and not be in a rush.
Yup. I think Dan still could fight pretty well for some years to come, but I’d like to see him take a good long break before he gets back in there the next time.
Thanks coach good advice coach
I agree but fu with the anime reference weirdo
@@NikeTrackField12 your comment made me laugh, but OP has a good point 😜
@@khimaros yeah just being cheeky bruv
Bro this is friendship. This is loyalty
The Barboza and Dustin fights really took a lot out of him he took a lot of damage in those fights. He's not washed up I think he's in that need to rebuild phase and get his defense going.
Bro he took enough damage for about 6 fights in those 2 fights
He has a good frame for 170. Given his age, 145 or 155 will take a toll on him.
The felder fight as well. Dude is a dawg
And then he got tko'd by Chandler and then again by Arnold Allen.
Why did Hooker's fight with Dustin take more out of Hooker than Dustin? They were pretty much 50/50, took the same damage. I think Dustin's more crisp than Hooker and Hooker is showing CTE signs
Volks response very classy & Izzy such a straight up Savage stand up for a team mate well done guys.
izzy sounds more like a kid on the internet.
His mates will defend him. That’s noble.
Additionally Arnold and Islam are future champions.
His losses will age well.
He needs fun matchups now as he enters a few years of fun match ups with the likes of Tony etc.
🖤🖤
Allen won't beat any of the top 4
Arnorld? Hahahahaha he ain’t no champ
@RUclips Smith it’s not really his body just his hands, you can’t be an active fighter if they constantly break in the gym
All these dudes disrespecting Arnold Allen. Dude looked great is ranked number 6 at featherweight and is like 18 - 1. Islam has a hype train but and some decent wins but he hasn't proven much more than Allen. his best wins are drew dober as well as hooker and bobby both on short notice. I don't mean to downgrade Islam i am saying both are prospects and have similar resumes it's just Islam is looked at as the next khabib but he has a lot to prove against olives
The #2 and #3 P4P fighters in the world say Dan isn’t done so I’m more willing to believe them than all the people who have never stepped foot in a gym saying he’s washed.
Hes 1-4 in his last 5 while getting finished in 3 of them.His peak was losing to Porier
Izzy told kai he won vs Moreno💀
@@mp0039 and you did what?
@@Noone-ve7jf well Kai didn't win 🤣 Izzy is just a yes men remember when he was hyping blood diamond? Now he's 0-2 in the ufc 🤣
@@romlans3941 Well, people with a half a brain would understand what Izzy meant. Kai was winning the fight untill he got tkod. So i ask again, what have you done? Other than trashing others and using smileys like 10 year old. I hope life hits you hard dude, and when it does just understand that you deserve it.
In Dan's last skid he lost to Dustin & Chandler... Both of whom fought for the title afterward. After totally dominating one of the top unranked guys at LW to show he still deserves his ranking, he lost to Islam who is now fighting for the title & to Arnold Allen at FW which he lost cuz the weight cut was too hard. So far he's lost only to top 10 guys & has shown he can beat unranked guys. If he beats Tony, he could get another big match-up against Paddy. Both fights are 50/50 but if he wins both then he's right back into the top 10.
I like this assessment. I think Hooker vs Ferguson is a great fight to determine who Paddy fights next. It will also show us where both of those guys are. They've both had moments in their last fight where they looked great, I think the mma fan community is too quick to dismiss fighters. Just look at Glover, Charlie Olives, Bisping, Jan, Aljo, and many more.
For real, people just see losses without thinking about context, Islam in short notice, Dustin on short notice, Arnold Allen halfway around the world and re entering featherweight, people just love to hate in this sport and idk why
@@jessem98711 probably because hate brings viewers. Shit talk is how the casuals get involved. Fact of the matter is that I wouldnt want to be locked in a cage with Dan Hooker. I dont think anyone in the business sees him as light work. He just needs to string together a couple wins. Same can be said for Tony though
Wtf? 50/50 w/ paddy? Nahhh u crazy. Paddy always kills himself to make weight. Isn’t hooker 15th? Hooker is gonna be the guy that makes paddy stop weight cutting as getting in the ranks is when he said he would
If he wins one fight he's back into the top 10, he's currently rank 13 with McGregor and Tony ahead of him. Sure it's a stacked division but with guys like RDA coming off a loss he could easily go into top 10, sure he might get leapfrogged by Gamrot if he beats Darisuh etc, but as soon as Islam and Oliveira fight one of them will get the title and everyone will get bumped up a spot regardless. One win, he's back in top 10 for sure.
Also makes no sense for him to fight unranked Paddy Pimblett right now from Dan's POV. Paddy should fight with either RDA or Tsarukyan who are both top 10 guys coming off a loss.
Hands up 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 to Izzy he's great always stands up for his team they are very much so a whanau at CKB. Lots of gratitude & respect to all.
Same thing with Conor actually. Dude has fought nothing but killers and ppl wanna say he’s washed up.
I love how these guys rally around their team mate. Legends. Hooker is a fucking G
TF??? Dan Hooker is an ABSOLUTE BEAST! The man is tough as NAILS
Dan Hooker v Dustin Poirier is one of my favorite fights of all time - I've watched it like 5 times
Well said Volk
Damn he got me I stopped eating my Cheetos once he said that
Massive hangman fan, he’s got plenty more in the tank just needs to stay at LW and work his way into things again. Biggest improvement he needs is to be a little more elusive, he’s got a bit of that Korean zombie style where he marches forward eating big shots, doesn’t always pan out against great strikers
Ok coach thanks for the tip
@@NikeTrackField12 he is right tho.
@@vicentegeonix yeah this random guy on RUclips knows exactly what dan hooker needs he's in his corner and his training camp every fight gtfo
@@NikeTrackField12 he just said logical things. You gtfo and stop being a bitch.
Dan Hooker is still the OG kiwi ufc fighter! A beautiful man. Proud of his success . Proud to be kiwi
I dont think Dan is washed up at all, I'm actually looking forward to his next fight, regardless of who it is. Dude is a savage
Dan just needs reset. Tony perfect guy for Dan come back build himself back up.
Imagine after you just fought, you take a 3weeks notice fight against someone like Islam. balls of steel.
Dan doesn't give a shit and that's why everyone loves him
I really think If Dan hones in his defense and movement then I really think he would rise above the issue people saw in the Arnold Allen fight. I love Dan, I believe in him. He got swarmed instantly by Arnold and the guy just started swinging for the fences and it really seemed to have caught Dan off guard and he never was able to gather himself together and guard himself well and let himself regather after getting rocked and it was over that quickly. I know Dan has tons of potential and talent still in him. %100 Dan Hooker is the man and he can do amazing things and he's an amazing guy.
I think the main problem with that fight is that Dan is a big guy who struggled with the weight cut down to featherweight
Some people peek early and he is on the downslide. That stand and bang shit only lasts so long and then you realize he game is not well rounded. I wish the best for the guy but i know what i see and its not good for him.
Dan looked drained but ripped , but he’s not a top 5 guy the top 5s in LW and FW are too much for him he’s a gatekeeper he needs to get treated like one now , no more poirer, Allen , Islam this shit gotta stop he’s a 5-10 type of guy a guy the younger guys need to be fighting to get the big fights , I saw what tony looked like before he got knocked out by chandler and hooker does not wanna do that fight not after getting slept by Allen tony will put his lights out if he almost did chandler love Dan he’s the man them wars took toll on him forsure he’s a gatekeeper tho start feeding him these young guys coming up not fucking killers and I know he’s one of the only guys that will accept any fight but he’s gotta be smarter with who he fights from now on .
Honestly that dude shouldn't have gone back down to 145 to start with, he was already one step behind doing that.
@@Raptor_Jesus. yeah he really shouldn’t be cutting that much, isnt he 6’1 and 34? after a certain age weight cutting isn’t something you can recover from in a day and perform well
At the end of the day, these guys are just solid friends. People you would want to stick up for you publicly, while obviously working with you behind the scenes to fix some of the mistakes you've been making. Can't get mad at em
Volk seems like the nicest guy on the planet
Until he gets in that octagon and turns into a savage🔥
yeah that energy shit jolted me a bit
Upload the full clips guys!!!!
Any chance you guys can post just the whole thing instead of 2min snippets
Lovely that Izzy goes hard for his teammates/friends BUT sometimes he is overboard with it. There is nothing wrong with admitting that a teammate is on a skid and needs to improve BUT then he can talk about everything Dan is doing to improve and get back to winning. Balance!
He’s just defending his boy, he’s not a coach or an MMA analyst, he’s just a loyal friend. I’d expect nothing different.
As a good friend in this industry, he has to blindly defend Hooker in public and give advise in private.
Anything he says can always be misinterpreted, thus damaging a friendship. Feedback is always given in private.
Oh is that so? You know better than Izzy hey, so...how many fights in the UFC have you been in champ?
@@bjojosimpson that’s a great way of living life in general, never talk bad about your friends in front of strangers
Nah fk that shit bro thats his homie and he dont gve a fuck esp coming frm mfs who aint ever fought and hes a hunnid on that
If anything I just have more respect for Hooker seeing how tough he is, he won't just lie down, he'll keep fighting till he can't even stand up. The last time he lost 2 in a row, he went on to win the next 2, lose the third then go on a SIX in a row winning streak. FOUR of those were TKO's and the other 2 were submissions!
I think he should take a long break and come back to 155 fresh and ready against fellow dynamic strikers like Bobby Green, Alexander Hernandez, Ignacio Bahamondes etc
I like Hooker, but I can't see him doing much in the sport. With the rise of so many great lightweights, it's hard to see him having a spot in the top 15
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Agreed!
Are you joking too 15? He has only lost to fighters that are in the top 10. And the fight with Porier was close. Give him credit where credit is due
@@travonaqw Correct me if I'm wrong. I cannot recall him beating a ranked lightweight. I remember him beating Haqparast who is an average fighter. Did he beat Felder?
I remember him losing to Barbosa, Poirier, Mackachev, Chandler and Allen.
He takes way too much damage in his fights. I honestly can't see him beating anyone decent at lightweight.
He gave Poirier a good fight. I think that's the high point of his career at lightweight
Who gives a fuck. His fights are badass, he brings it every time sit back watch an enjoy
He sees everything! He sees everything!
Come to Portland
Dan is too stubborn when he fights, he gets clipped than he goes in & all game plan out the window. He needs to listen
Dan vs Tony would be a good fight. He has a few money fights in him. I'd pay to see that fight or Dan vs Bobby green. He's definitely not done
This isn't boxing and we don't want it to be, stop shitting on fighters for losing to the best in the world or we might stop seeing the best fight the best constantly. Since his last win he's lost to Islam and Allen, Islam is the favorite to beat the champ and Allen is a serious dark horse in his division, very similar to how Islam was looked at a few fights ago imo. I don't want Olivera to lose but realistically both of them could easily become future champs, especially with Volk leaving the division. Nothing wrong with losing to them. He's such a nice guy anyone shitting on him for losing is simply a hater who probably hates their own life too.
Yes, in MMA there are so many ways to win and consequently so many ways to lose, you can't always fully cover all of those possibilities, so losses don't tell that much. And sometimes a fighter hits a plateau, not everyone can be a Top5 fighter, and until you start losing to lower level fighters indicating a real physical decline, there's always the chance you break that plateau.
@@angelsjoker8190 Yeah we've seen it time and time again people come back from losses and go on hot streaks, every single fighter that's currently a champion has lost, if they packed it up when they lost they'd have never become champions. After seeing Olivera and Glover become champs who both have 8 UFC losses, it should be obvious to everyone people can redeem themselves, and if not they still deserve respect for having the willpower to try.
I love how people like to hype up Allen as if he was a world destroyer to make Dan losing to him not too bad.
@@vicentegeonix At UFC LW the Top5-15 can easily all win against and lose to each other. It's a shark tank full of talent. As OP said, this isn't boxing where fighters are protected from threats and journeymen get punished by not getting booked again if they dare to win against a rising prospect.
@@angelsjoker8190 totally but those are still excuses for hooker, he is just not on the level to be a top 5 guy.
Izzy about to TKO the interviewer after that comment hahahahahahahahahahaha
Dan Hooker is a Legend, Love watching the guy fight, Much love from Scotland
Where’s the full interview?
Nothing against Izzy, but an educated observer is more trustworthy than most fighters with allegiances and affiliations. Dan Hooker is not washed up imo, but I have seen signs of him slowing down and making bad decisions in terms of career management lately.
Like what?
well he did make a BOATload of money in the pandemic while alot of people didn't. imagine what he got payed in the islam-fight!
It's absolutely insane that Hooker fought Islam on 3 weeks notice without his team. He's an absolute warrior for taking that fight. He hasn't lost any shine in my book. I still watch his fight against Poirier. What a slobber knocker!
damn, im eating cheetos watching this. so i guess I'll "shut the fuck up" lol
I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone say Dan Hooker is washed up.. that reporter was baiting
I put Dan Hooker in the same category I had Donald Cerrone. That guy that is always game, could challenge for the belt at some point, and on his best day could beat just about anyone. Unfortunately guys like that get worn down quickly.
The Poirier took a lot from him...his ability to take damage isn't their anymore. He looked absolutely shook in the Allen fight.
All fighters have there ups and downs all these critics wouldn’t have the nuts to get in the octagon in the first place well said Izzy
Adesanya is on top of the world, but always shows love to his long list of teammates
Dan has some good training partners who stick up for him
Dan is a great fighter ise and von are spot on
Most other fighters wouldn’t have taken the fights that he took especially shot notice
Dan will be back better than ever
I’ve been saying for months now get this man a full camp at 55 and you’ll see the old version of him. most of his losses as of lately except for like one maybe two are because of short notice fights
Dan has a place in the Ufc.
He went toe to toe with Dustin.
Took islam on bullshit short notice. He’s a fan favourite and his fights are brilliant.
“Who’s people?”
Probably about 95% who would lose a fight with Dan.
95%? More like 99.99%. UFC, let alone MMA fighters are a special breed of people. Dan would literally badly injure a large majority of the male population by whatever-he-wants. People that say he's washed up have indeed never in their lives stepped into a cage or even onto mats and engaged in a one on one fistfight with another person.
"Who's people? Fuck people" brilliant answer 😂😂😂😂
Izzy don't take kindly to people going after his team mates😄
At this point he can only improve to be the door keeper for the new talent in to the top ten. He fought too many wars, absorved too much damage and also depleted himself by cutting weight.
Say what you want about Izzy, it’s great how he always has his friends’ backs. Hooker vs Poirier is one of my favorite fights of all time, sure he hasn’t looked amazing recently but I’m sure he still has some great performances in him
I get backing your boy, and I like Dan, but you also need to acknowledge 1-4 in your last 5 ain’t great and “comeback” isn’t crazy talk.
Dan will have the Nate Diaz complex. Fighting the toughest guys and will throw down.
I do think it’s stupid how fans and media see a fighter lose and go “they’re done” “they should retire” like that’s the game you win and you lose
And i also think its stupid how people like you dont look at the situation in detail, its not like hes losing here and there, hes losing in devastating or humiliating fashion, his only recent good performance in a long time was against an unranked haqparast and he's 1-4 in his last 5. Dans fight IQ is horrendous, hes reckless, constantly getting into wars, taking shit tons of damage, damn near no defense, has probably had years shaved off his life, got his chin absolutely demolished by chandler of all people and cant grapple to save his life and can no longer compete against a decent featherweight after rehydrating despite having a natural size advantage, now i dont think its time to retire just yet but one or two more devastating losses hammers the final nail. But his time at the top and any hope for a title are now nothing.
Well said Volk and Izzy. Dan lost by split decision to dustin a couple years back and would have got a title shot next hes just had the bad rub of the green his last couple bouts in a sport where a blink of a eye fights can be turned on their head...KEEP POSITIVE DAN. TOP BLOKES ALL LOVE
Hooker vs. Ferguson would be a fantastic matchup. The problem I see with Hooker is that he's not strategic enough... he doesn't always need to get into slugfests.
Tony v Dan would be ruuuuuuthless
c'mon, Dan Hooker has given us some of the most classic fights in the game and has never backdown from nothing, only casual fans would say that, Dan is the man he's going no where.
and he keeps losing
@@vicentegeonix he'd punch your nose tough guy 😅😅😅
maybe we need a whole Dan Dan the day man transform into nightman... or maybe vice versa
* sun sun sun sun sun...
I respect that they defend their friend & teammate but you can't really deny that all the dog fights he got in along the years finally caught up with him. He just can't that shots as he used to. I sadly think that he is on a downward spiral.
that's unfair, he was basically 'on call' during the pandemic. hard to say if he's washed up or just fucking tired. no champ or even first year signees to the UFC had to go through as much just to get to the fight. Most fighters rightfully would just cancel the fight, save the money and time. I think it was literally 4+ months straight he had to be quarantined in a hotel in the middle east. What made it worse is due to New Zealand crap rules on Covid he was basically locked out of his country. He had to quarantine in both countries. then they stopped his main source of his business which was his gym. Literally was trying to arrest Dan and other UFC fighters for practicing in New Zealand. i know all UFC fighters go through it but his case was truly unique.
So you doubt world champions?
When I hear the word washed up i go to the kitchen and do the dishes
I'm just really puzzled why he felt featherweight would be a good move after losing to Islam. After doing everything to make his fight with Nasrat Haqparast and stepping in with little prep against Islam he should've anticipated a good matchup at lightweight.
Fr ppl trippin Dan has fought nuthn but savages! Dude will be back
I'd probably like adesanya alot more if people stopped giving him a mic
People forgetting Hooker’s last 4 losses came from Poirier, Chandler, Makhachev and a rising featherweight in Arnold Allen lol
lost a war vs poirier [who was #1 contender at that time]
chandler got a title shot for beating hooker
vs haqparast. hooker cut weight on an airplane ride where he arrived in the country on weigh in day. dominated the fight
accepted a short notice fight vs the most dominant lw on the roster
got caught by the most under rated fw on the ufc roster
casuals - 'he's washed up'
His chin's gone. That's not disrespect it's a fact. Other than that he's still a beast. With that in mind, the only way he can compete moving forward is to stop standing & trading and develop a more defensive style. I can't see it happening though because the dude loves to scrap.
Dan just needs to rest up he just needs his chin back
He stayed weirdly active after the dp fight
DAN is the MAN
Please no one is criticizing Dan hooker that much. They do be criticizing the last decision bender more tho.
Alex is so well spoken
Dan Hooker is the G of all Gs. He deserves all the respect.
Volk is such an articulate intelligent talker, such a contrast to Adesanya now who isn't humble anymore, he's a legit R.Kelly weirdo now.
Saying people are stupid is such a bad thing to say, people call it how they see it.
Dan Hooker Tony Ferguson. Why didn't I think of that! Great idea!
"They should just stfu and eat cheetohs" good line
Tony Vs Dan is a great matchup
They tried to help Dan but just by the fact Izzy and Volkanovski are in PFP top 3, Dan looks even worse comparing to them with his Nate Diaz style record
Adesanya cannot convey the message well enough lmao volks delivery is great
Tony vs Dan. Let's go!!!
The difference between the two answering is one of the reasons why one is my favorite ufc fighter right now and the other is my least liked ufc fighter rn. It’s from the way they carry themselves to the way they fight and every thing in between. One keeps is real and respectful the other one is just faking even the way he talks for the cameras acting like he’s better than everyone.
when did he say he was better than anybody
@@reggiet9190 I said “acting” not ever did I say “he said he’s better than everyone” but just look at what they say about the fans. One says “but ye fuck em but uh ye fuck every one of them respectfully” not compared to what the other one says about the fans.
Dan is a madman
That's why I like him
hahah Hooker is done, be real, any top 15 at LW now will beat him up, if the fight vs Tony happen, Tony will tko him, Tony looked very good vs Chandler, one hell of a frontkick of a lifetime that was..
Dan hooker is my favorite fighter. You have to respect him on every level
Here is the problem with that rhetoric. You yourself admit that he went in with killers and lost, meaning he isnt on their lvl at all and you claim that to prove he is a killer, he should fight Tony ? The guy waaaay too old for the sport who just loses every fight now ?
He’s also beaten killers and had wars with some of the best
Vincent Tallcott
Well yes. We’re not talking about his past.
The poirer war changed him. And you can see that in his performances.
@@oldironsides4107 because he got caught by one of the most explosive lightweights in the world in michael chandler who has rocked everybody he’s fought in the ufc thus far.. or because he got subbed by islam one of the best grapplers to ever be seen in the ufc. Or because got finished by Arnold Allen future fw title contender if not champion. Lets not forget he has a win over nasrat a stud, after the dp fight, he hasn’t looked like a shell of himself or anything by any means, he’s just got caught by a super explosive guy and pieced up by a super technical arnold allen. I’m with fighters fight way past their time a lot of times, but Dan is still a stud, n still has bills to pay😂 these other guys like cowboy and sam alvey should’ve hung it up a while ago and that’s evident, in Dans case there’s still fight in him to fuck a lot of these lws or fws up
@@vincenttallcott7312 He hasnt done that in a minute. Realistically do you think he has a chance for the title in the future, because I think he will never make top5 in that division
@@jormungandr4690 realistically how many fighters would we have if only title contenders?
A dog with fight will always fight.
A clever dog will learn new dog tricks.
I get what your saying, but is that how it goes
Perspective is individualized, the genius has never enough answers for the fool.
Everyone has that one loss except khabib
Dan is a modern day Gladiator, people talking crap on him and saying he is washed up have no idea what they are saying. The man has fought straight-up killers, future champs, Goats, etc. Most men wouldn't even stand a chance against any of these, gtfo.
People like to say Dan hooker is on a loosing streak but never say the last two guys that beat him hasn't lost a fight since 2015 he is good but always take bad decisions
I think Dan would light tony up hopefully they make that fight
he really has put himself in a bad spot.. but taking rapid fights... hes been KO'd pretty hard as of late.
Hooker and volkanoski are legends, peoples people, Izzy is just a total knob end who thinks everyone below him, hopefully this next defence he gets ko d like their last fight
They're acting like people are doubting for no reason, he's losing and badly what do you expect us to say
I see Dan Hooker as the new Donald Cerrone. He's going to be around for a long time and go down a legendary veteran in the game. I don't mean it as a diss in any way.
I mean Dan has taken some severe damage, let’s be honest. Regardless of who he has fought he has literally almost needed to be hospitalized after multiple fights …. That’s the issue
I already knew Israel was gonna have his back before I started the video
Dan's the fn man top 5 favorite fighters he will go toe to toe with anyone, this isn't boxing.