"We were pretty surprised by the timing of the fight, but knowing it's next to his country made it clearer why they wanted him to fight there," BSD said during the card's media day this week. "I had already in my mind put the switch back on, because BSD and Dan Hooker, you need no promotion. It's gonna be a scrap."
"F--k around and find out," Hooker told Combat TV. "You want to take it there? There's s--t you don't talk about. He tried to get a reaction, and he f---ing got one. You go low, I go lower... You want to say some horrible s-t like that, I'm going to think of the most horrible s-t I can possibly - I'm going to bring that s--t up, too. He genuinely pissed me off.
Dan Hooker, UFC London ceremonial Weigh-In Credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside Press Two big lightweight fights are joining the UFC 325 card in Sydney next year. In the co-main event spot, Dan Hooker (24-13) will be fighting close to home when he takes on France's Benoit Saint-Denis (16-3, 1NC). Rafael Fiziev (13-4), meanwhile, takes on Mauricio Ruffy (12-2) in a second promising match-up at 155lbs.