Lightweight contender Dan Hooker suffered the second knockout loss of his career at the hands of Michael Chandler at UFC 257 in January. In a recent interview with the South China Morning Post, “The Hangman” admitted that while that loss was tough to deal with, he’s now itching to get back in the saddle.
“After a loss like that, of course, it’s disheartening,” he said. “That burning flame gets kinda extinguished for a bit and it goes back down to an ember. But the ember slowly starts burning again, and it starts getting bigger and turning into a fire.