Dustin Poirier issues fiery response to Dan Hooker’s challenge for rematch
Dustin Poirier advises Dan Hooker to be careful what he wishes for.
Poirier, who recently lost to Islam Makhachev in a lightweight championship main event at UFC 302, has been teasing one more walk to the octagon before potentially calling it a career. After Poirier planted the seeds for a trilogy fight with Justin Gaethje, Hooker—another past opponent of Poirier—threw out his own challenge for a “rematch.”
This led to quite the response from “The Diamond,” who defeated Hooker in an underrated classic at UFC on ESPN 12 in June 2020.
Raise your hand if you'd watch Dustin Poirier x Dan Hooker II pic.twitter.com/SzjUfDBa4z
— MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) September 25, 2024
“You really don’t want that [Dan Hooker],” Poirier said in response.
Hooker didn’t take that lying down and fired back at Poirier with a classic “Hangman” retort.
Who you trying to fool. https://t.co/zK0XyLkuuj
— Dan Hangman Hooker (@danthehangman) September 26, 2024
“Who you trying to fool,” Hooker responded.
Hooker finds himself in a position to get a big name like Poirier as he now sits in the top 5 in the UFC’s lightweight division, and at No. 9 in MMA Fighting’s Global Rankings, just two spots behind Poirier. Hooker took a huge leap up the charts following his upset win over Mateusz Gamrot at UFC 305 in August.