As often as not, pulling off the perfect prank is all about being in the right place at the right time, and then having the guts to go for it. For UFC featherweight newcomer Chase Hooper, who found himself pulling some media day interview duty during UFC 246 fight week, the chance to troll ‘BMF’ champ and welterweight top contender Jorge Masvidal was too good to pass up.
Hooper and Askren have had jokes about their seemingly familial resemblance for a minute now over on Twitter.
An opportunity to speak to Masvidal face-to-face meant he could finally confront the man who KO’d his “dad.