Dan Hooker recently talked about Conor McGregor possibly giving away the date and location of their potential fight. Even though the two are on board, Hooker claimed that they only require the UFC’s approval.
As a part-owner of BKFC, McGregor was fully committed to promoting the organization’s biggest event in history, BKFC Spain, which took place this past Saturday at the Marbella Arena in Spain. Following the event, Bloody Elbow’s Donagh Corby asked the Irishman about his expected return. In response, McGregor said:
”February first, Saudi Arabia”
McGregor then revealed who his opponent was, saying:
”Dan Hooker”
In a recent interview with Submission Radio, Hooker gave his thoughts on the potential McGregor matchup, saying:
”I jumped in the ring, we had a few words inside of the ring but February 1 works for me in Saudi Arabia. We’ll get that thing straight away.”
When asked about his conversation with McGregor, Hooker replied:
”We’re kindred spirits, as you can say, we get along quite well. I think we’re both very similar, there’s a lot of similarities there. We just spoke in the ring and just. Yeah, like I’m on board. He’s on board. We just need to get the UFC on board and we’ll get this thing across the line.”
McGregor hasn’t competed since suffering a leg injury at UFC 264. The former two-division champion was scheduled to make his octagon comeback in a welterweight clash against Michael Chandler at UFC 303, however, a toe injury forced him out of the bout.
Meanwhile, after spending a year on the sidelines, Hooker made his successful return at UFC 305 by securing a split decision win against Mateusz Gamrot.
Dan Hooker talks about sharing the ring with Conor McGregor
Notably, Dan Hooker also attended BKFC Spain and was in the corner for Oscar Willis’ fight against Ben Davis. In addition, the Kiwi was spotted chatting with Conor McGregor while holding a can of Forged Irish Stout.
Following Willis’ win over Davis, Hooker spoke to The Schmo and discussed sharing the stage with McGregor, saying:
”I was outside the ring, didn’t let me in the ring, but to come over here and see it in the flesh, the guy’s [McGregor] so busy, he’s got so many businesses coming out of his ears. He’s a superstar, if I had that much money in the bank, he wouldn’t catch me anywhere near cage.”
