Episode 19: Dan "Hangman" Hooker

Published: June 8, 2020, 11:58 a.m.

b'\\u201cI drive myself insane with this sport. I think about it every minute, of every day. I obsess over it. To be this successful at something, you actually have to obsess over it.\\u201d

Dan \\u201cHangman\\u201d Hooker came into the fight game with the express purpose of exciting crowds. He talks to Lani and Ben about his intensity in the cage, what makes a good coach and how things have changed since his 2014 UFC debut to becoming the headline fight in his hometown in 2020. Dan also discusses why the Barbosa loss became the reason for his future success, and how he intends to rip Dustin Poirier\\u2019s head off to take him one step closer on his quest for the championship belt.'