![]() ![]() With five minutes remaining, Hooker was like a zombie as he walked forward, absorbed whatever Turner was throwing at him and then returning fire. From there, Hooker locked on a nasty rear naked choke but time ran out before he could finish the submission. Hooker connected with a series of stiff punches that had Turner rocked before the lightweights hit the ground. With blood streaming down his face, Hooker looked like he might be nearing the end but he just refused to go out as he came after Turner with ruthless aggression. To his credit, Hooker somehow survived the head kick and the subsequent onslaught from Turner, who was definitely going for the kill. Turner’s foot ricocheted off Hooker’s face with a sickening thud as he rushed forward looking for the finish. Late in the first round, Turner connected with a lightning quick combination as he snapped off several punches in succession that clipped Hooker on the chin, although the New Zealand native weathered the storm.Īs Turner continued to mount pressure on Hooker with a series of kicks to the body, he eventually altered his attack to go up top to the head. Turner was constantly switching stances, which kept Hooker missing as they continued trading strikes on the feet. In the battle between two of the tallest fighters in the lightweight division, Turner and Hooker were both happy to work at distance with each throwing a variety of kicks throughout the opening round. I’m just so appreciative of everyone’s support and everyone that stuck by me and knew I’d come through the other side.” “I wanted pink from the fight and I got it. “He’s a tough kid,” Hooker said following the win. When it was all over, Hooker celebrated the victory with two judges scoring the fight 29-28 for him with the third official giving the same 29-28 card to Turner in a potential Fight of the Year candidate. Hooker was relentless with forward pressure and never ending punches that were just tagging Turner repeatedly. Just when it looked like Turner was about to secure the victory after he connected with a devastating head kick, Hooker came back with a vengeance to turn the momentum in his favor. ![]() Nonetheless, it seems that the UFC world will be heading into a third McGregor-Diaz fight at some point in the future.Dan Hooker displayed heart, tenacity and a remarkable chin to survive an early onslaught and then turn the tables on Jalin Turner to win a split decision in a back-and-forth war at UFC 290. UFC President Dana White said that, win or lose, McGregor's next fight will be defending his UFC Featherweight Title, which was not on the line as the fight was contested at 170 pounds, or he will be forced to vacate it. Now one thing to look at is whether or not the rubber match will be both fighters' next fight. Diaz also said that he wanted a third fight when he was interviewed post-fight. Now al that is left is the trilogy and McGregor said that he wants the third fight to take place at 155 pounds. ![]() The steam this match was getting from various platforms in media was unparalleled, but both fighters, if it was possible, exceeded the lofty expectations the fight made for itself. But the fourth round, something McGregor had never been in his professional MMA career, provided a second win for the Irishman and performed well under the pressure and did just enough in the fourth and fifth rounds to win in the scorecards. ![]()
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