Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-15, nice exchanges between Edson Barboza and Dan Hooker: it gets three stars.The black belt in tae-kwon-do Edson Barboza entered this fight with a pro mma record of 19-6-0 (63% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 lightweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against current #1 Ufc Lw champ Khabib Nurmagomedov (Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Edson Barboza) and Kevin Lee (Edson Barboza vs Kevin Lee); before these two bouts he had beat Beneil Dariush (4-stars fight, Barboza vs Dariush).
His opponent, Dan Hooker, has a record of 17-7-0 (94% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. He lost to Jason Knight in 2016 but then he has won four bouts beating Jim Miller (Jim Miller vs Dan Hooker) and Gilbert Burns in 2018. Barboza vs Hooker is on the undercard of Kevin Lee vs Al Iaquinta 2 – UFC on Fox 31. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Event: UFC on Fox 31: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2
Date: 2018-12-15
Where: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Division: lightweight (155 lbs, 70 kg)
UFC on Fox 31 fight card (main card):
Kevin Lee vs Al Iaquinta 2
Edson Barboza vs Dan Hooker
Sergio Pettis vs Rob Font
Charles Oliveira vs Jim Miller 2
Barboza’s previous fight: Edson Barboza vs Kevin Lee
Barboza’s next fight: Edson Barboza vs Justin Gaethje
Hooker’s next fight: Dan Hooker vs James Vick
Barboza vs Hooker Fight Video:
(Free embeddable video hosted on Youtube and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSaP9XPqOkE
OFFICIAL VIDEO
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Official highlights
The corner of Hooker… smh! That was a crazy beat down towards the end.
entertainment is cool but life is more important. the refs need to display more care for fighters imo. the tougher ones definitely need to be saved from themselves and they can fight / entertain another day