Dan Hooker is looking for a bounceback fight following two straight losses to Michael Chandler and Dustin Poirier. He thought he might have a willing combatant in 15th-ranked lightweight Arman Tsarukyan, who called Hooker out for a scrap. The Hangman replied, and they got into a back-and-forth.
But oddly enough, Tsarukyan already had a fight booked so it was kind of pointless. And now Hooker does too, as he will be facing off with Nazrat Haqparast at UFC 266.
As a guest on Submission Radio, Hooker didn’t hold back when he was asked about Tsarukyan:
“Because he’s a dumbass.