[autotag]Dan Hooker[/autotag] earned the biggest win of his career on Saturday when he won his grudge match with Paul Felder in the UFC on ESPN+ 26 headliner.
After five rounds of thrilling action in front of his hometown crowd at Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand, Hooker (20-8 MMA, 10-4 UFC) was awarded the split decision win over Felder (17-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) to improve to 7-1 since moving up to the lightweight division less than three years ago.
Although it was a closely contested decision, Hooker got his hand raised and takes the step forward into another meaningful fight in the stacked 155-pound weight class.
So what’s the best move going forward? Watch the video above for thoughts and analysis on Hooker’s future after UFC on ESPN+ 26, and why a matchup against the winner of the UFC on ESPN+ 28 headliner between [autotag]Kevin Lee[/autotag] (18-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC) and [autotag]Charles Oliveira[/autotag] (28-8 MMA, 16-8 UFC).
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