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Dan Hooker Believes Win Over Dustin Poirier Should Earn Lightweight Title Shot

Dan Hooker has accumulated a solid resume in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s lightweight division, and he believes one more victory could pay serious dividends.

Hooker will square off against former 155-pound interim champion Dustin Poirier in the UFC on ESPN 12 main event on June 27. The 30-year-old Auckland, New Zealand, native enters the contest on the strength of successive triumphs over James Vick, Al Iaquinta and Paul Felder, but Poirier would be the most impressive feather in his cap so far.

"I'll have wins over a No.