After 10 minutes, it seemed as if Chase Hooper was about to drop his second straight UFC fight.
“The Dream” dropped the first two rounds to Peter Barrett in the opening bout of Saturday’s UFC 256 event, even dealt with some hard leg kicks from Barrett in the second that had him compromised in a couple of different points.
At the beginning of the third round, Barrett was continuing to win the battles on the feet, but Hooper dropped for an Imanari roll and patiently looked for an opening. The 21-year-old eventually found his way to a heel hook and a clearly disappointed Barrett was forced to tap out.