""I like Arman now," Hooker said on "The Ariel Helwani Show." "He's won me over as a fan. The saddest part about it is that the best years of his career are being wasted, bro. He should be fighting Ilia. Who don't want to see that? Let's be real, let's be honest... After watching Paddy-Gaethje, who the f-k thinks Gaethje can beat Ilia?""
""Hooker faced Tsarukyan at UFC Qatar this past November. Tsarukyan looked nearly flawless en route to a second -ound submission win over Hooker. While there was no apparent beef between them, Hooker stayed true to his character by throwing a few jabs at Tsarukyan leading up to the fight. However, Hooker recently revealed that he has no animosity with Tsarukyan. "The Hangman" has turned into a fan of Tsarukyan and also sympathizes with him on the title snub.""
Dan Hooker has no animosity toward Arman Tsarukyan after their November meeting in Qatar. Tsarukyan defeated Hooker by second-round submission and impressed despite pre-fight jabs. Hooker has become a fan and sympathizes with Tsarukyan for being denied a lightweight title shot after withdrawing from a scheduled bout with Islam Makhachev. Justin Gaethje recently won the interim lightweight title at UFC 324 and is expected to unify with champion Ilia Topuria. Hooker doubts Gaethje can beat Topuria and believes Tsarukyan deserves the next title opportunity. Hooker is scheduled to fight Benoit St. Denis at UFC 325 in Sydney, Australia.
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