UFC 257 card: Dan Hooker vs Michael Chandler full fight preview
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight sluggers Dan Hooker and Michael Chandler will collide this weekend (Sat., Jan. 23, 2021) at UFC 257 inside Ethiad Arena on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Though it has yet to produce his desired run at the Lightweight title, Hooker’s move to 155 pounds has certainly been a success. “The Hangman” is more dangerous than ever, sniping opponents with rangy and powerful strikes to gain a position inside the Top 10 and remain close to the title mix. He will serve as a true challenge for Michael Chander, the athletic power puncher who ruled Bellator’s Lightweight division on three separate occasions. At 34 years of age, it’s likely now-or-never for Chandler, who is diving straight into the deep end of Lightweight competition.
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Make no mistake: this Saturday’s UFC 257 card is all about the return of Conor McGregor.
McGregor meets Dustin Poirier in a fight that will decide the top contender for a lightweight championship belt that seems destined to be vacated. With reigning champ Khabib Nurmagomedov unlikely to return to the cage for a bout against either McGregor or Poirier, the winner of the 257 main event should receive a spot in an upcoming fight to crown a new champion. That adds even further anticipation to this card, as the opponent in that fight is likely to be the winner of 257’s co-main event, pitting Michael Chandler against Dan Hooker.
CONOR MCGREGOR is just days away from rematching Dustin Poirier in an eagerly-anticipated lightweight showdown.
The former two-division champion will throw down with his old featherweight rival on Saturday night in the main event of UFC 257 in Abu Dhabi.
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Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier will renew their rivalry this weekend in the main event of UFC 257Credit: UFC
The blockbuster bout will be a rematch of the pair s meeting six years ago at UFC 178, which McGregor won in devastating fashion.
Ireland s first UFC titleholder knocked out Poirier in just under two minutes to solidify himself as a genuine featherweight contender.