UFC on ESPN 12: Dustin Poirier vs. Dan Hooker
[autotag]Dustin Poirier[/autotag] never fails to deliver.
Poirier, the former interim lightweight champion, was handed another tough test in the streaking [autotag]Dan Hooker[/autotag] at UFC on ESPN 12.
Although he was a betting favorite going into the fight, Poirier knew he was in for a battle, and that’s exactly what Hooker gave him in their main event.
It was a strong start for Hooker, who tagged Poirier with various pinpoint combinations, chopping away at his legs and body. Poirier wore the damage well, firing back some hard shots of his own in a wild first two rounds that ended with a rock-em-sock-em flurry against the cage.
But as the fight wore on, the battle-tested Poirier started making some adjustments to turn the tide. Hooker started to slow down, and Poirier used his championship experience to weather the early storm and land some big shots.
The fifth round was a definitive win for Poirier, who was able to stuff Hooker’s takedowns and mark him up on the feet in a throughly entertaining bout that is a candidate for “Fight of the Year.”
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