On paper, there was already lots to like about Saturday’s fight between Dan Hooker and Paul Felder. But the fact the fight also has a beef tied to it now, doesn’t hurt either.
Hooker explains the issue with Felder
As you can see by watching the video below, when Hooker first called out Felder, it was solely for professional reasons. But, Felder ended up taking a social media poke at Hooker’s last name, and clearly the dangerous striker didn’t care for it.
Beef aside, Hooker (19-8) is coming off a decision win over Al Iaquinta and he’s gone 4-1 in his last 5 bouts.
Felder (17-4) worked his way to a split decision victory over Edson Barboza in his last outing, and he’s also 4-1 in his last 5 fights.
Hooker is currently ranked #7 in the UFC’s 155 division and Felder is #6.
UFC Auckland line-up
Here is the complete line-up for UFC Auckland, which will be hosted by the New Zealand city’s Spark Arena. The main card begins at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+ and the prelims get underway at 4 p.m. ET.
Lightweight: Paul Felder vs. Dan Hooker
Light Heavyweight: Jimmy Crute vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
Female Strawweight: Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Yan Xiaonan
Heavyweight: Ben Sosoli vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima
Lightweight: Brad Riddell vs. Magomed Mustafaev
Featherweight: Kevin Aguilar vs. Zubaira Tukhugov
Welterweight: Jake Matthews vs. Emil Weber Meek
Welterweight: Callan Potter vs. Song Kenan
Flyweight: Kai Kara-France vs. Tyson Nam
Female Strawweight: Loma Lookboonmee vs. Angela Hill
Welterweight: Maki Pitolo vs. Takashi Sato
Female Flyweight: Priscila Cachoeira vs. Shana Dobson
Lightweight: Jalin Turner vs. Joshua Culibao
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