Fares Ziam Calls Out Dan Hooker for ‘Striking Match’ After UFC Mexico Win
Fares Ziam has called out Dan Hooker for a striking duel after securing a grueling decision win against kneebar specialist Claudio Puelles at UFC Mexico.
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“I think I have the level of Top 15. Claudio [fought] with Dan Hooker last time, I want to fight Dan Hooker,” Ziam said during a post-fight media scrum. “He’s a striker and it’s gonna be [a] striking match. Not like that — grappling, grappling, grappling. I know I can strike too, but when I want to strike he [comes] every time [to] wrestle me. I don’t have good reaction in the wrestling, but I’m gonna work very hard. I learn with the win, so it’s good.”
Hooker, who defeated Puelles via second-round TKO at UFC 281, is coming off a split-decision triumph against Jalin Turner at UFC 290. Ziam, meanwhile, has won five of his last six outings in the Las Vegas-based promotion.
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