New Zealand mixed martial artist Dan Hooker is not satisfied by the comprehensive fashion of his fourth straight win in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
New Zealand mixed martial artist Dan Hooker. Photo: Photosport Ltd
Hooker claimed a devastating first round knockout victory over Brazilian Gilbert Burns at UFC 226 in Las Vegas on Sunday (NZ time).
The win took the 28-year-old Kiwi lightweight's record to 4-0 since he stepped up a division from featherweight.
Hooker believed he deserved a shot at one of the lightweight division's best, but would have preferred if his win over Burns had been more hard-earned.
"You think I flew half way around the world and did an eight-week training camp for one minute of work.
"I do this for the challenge, I don't do it for the money. I'm not a stupid guy, there are ways I could make a lot more money outside of this sport.
"I do this to test myself and I sense that challenge inside the top 10, the best guys in the world."
The victory completes a superb weekend for New Zealand UFC fighters.
It came just a day after Hooker's team-mate at Auckland gym City Kickboxing, Israel Adesanya, gave his stocks a significant boost with a clinical points win over middleweight rival Brad Tavares.
- RNZ
