I want to stay active. I want to fight and understands how this sport works. — Dan Hooker Copy Share Image
I'm not here to have the veteran vs. veteran fights. I'm here to be the best. — Dan Hooker Copy Share Image
If the ultimate goal is to be the best fighter in the world, you have to be in UFC. — Dan Hooker Copy Share Image
When you're not in the UFC, you think getting into the UFC is everything. — Dan Hooker Copy Share Image
I want to fight title contenders. That's what I'm here for, that's what gets me out of bed in the morning is… — Dan Hooker Copy Share Image
Once you are in the UFC you're far, far from finished; you're kind of just starting the journey of a fighter. — Dan Hooker Copy Share Image
To say that I'm unwilling to fight a wrestler, that's just silly. If you think that, you're kind of kidding yourself. — Dan Hooker Copy Share Image
It's a very natural thing for me to just get in there and fight... I don't have to motivate myself for a… — Dan Hooker Copy Share Image
There's two ways to get paid in this sport, fighting for a belt or fighting with Conor McGregor. — Dan Hooker Copy Share Image
I feel I came into the UFC pretty underdeveloped. I was learning and growing and developing as a fighter in front of… — Dan Hooker Copy Share Image
I know for a fact, win or lose, I'm going on another trip to the hospital if I fight Tony Ferguson. — Dan Hooker Copy Share Image
Long before the UFC, I was a fan of Mark Hunt. To me, he was a big star before he stepped foot… — Dan Hooker Copy Share Image
I quit my job when I got a contract with Legend FC paying me $1000 to fight. Before that, I was 3-3… — Dan Hooker Copy Share Image
You can look at mixed martial arts and you can look at the way the teams and the best gyms in the… — Dan Hooker Copy Share Image
I feel like as soon as I have the mental attitude that I'm the best fighter in the world, it's a sure… — Dan Hooker Copy Share Image
I want to be a contender, I want to be competing against guys at the top, I want to fight the prospects,… — Dan Hooker Copy Share Image
You have to decide: Do you wanna be known as a tough, exciting fighter that goes out there and puts on great… — Dan Hooker Copy Share Image
That's the great thing about a sport like fighting: It's on you. You have the ability to make the changes, to get… — Dan Hooker Copy Share Image
That's the real motivating factor to go down to featherweight, is that I didn't want to tread water at lightweight. You want… — Dan Hooker Copy Share Image
I look at Gaethje, I look at Poirier, I look at Ferguson and I look at Khabib. I watch their fights, I… — Dan Hooker Copy Share Image
The UFC pay me my money because they know I'll go out there and fight for it. — Dan Hooker Copy Share Image
If I had to fight Sean Strickland or Rob Whittaker, I will fight Sean Strickland. — Dan Hooker Copy Share Image
Saying I don't look like a fighter - what does a fighter look like? I don't know. — Dan Hooker Copy Share Image
It is quite overwhelming when you are a kickboxing student and you get taken to, say, a jiu jitsu class and are… — Dan Hooker Copy Share Image
You run back and you look at who I've fought, you just look at the division and ask yourself, 'Who don't people… — Dan Hooker Copy Share Image
There comes a time in the UFC when you've had enough fights, you have enough experience that you're confident in your abilities… — Dan Hooker Copy Share Image
In training, I was always a professional. But it takes so much more than that to compete at the highest level in… — Dan Hooker Copy Share Image
I am good everywhere; I can pick and choose the tools on the day, or even adjust during the fight. — Dan Hooker Copy Share Image
If I could fight any lightweight on the face of the planet, it would be Khabib. I want to see how I… — Dan Hooker Copy Share Image
I don't want to live off the credit of taking fights. I want to life off the credit of beating the best… — Dan Hooker Copy Share Image
It's a game of adjustments, I would say, fighting. You learn lessons from your previous fight and you make adjustments. — Dan Hooker Copy Share Image
I love to fight more than I love to win, and that's a funny thing for people to try to understand. — Dan Hooker Copy Share Image
I feel like featherweight is the weight class that I can really thrive at and it's a weight class where I can… — Dan Hooker Copy Share Image
There comes a time in the UFC when you've had enough fights, you have enough experience that you're confident in your abilities and you… — Dan Hooker Copy Share
I don't want to live off the credit of taking fights. I want to life off the credit of beating the best guys in… — Dan Hooker Copy Share
Looking back on the fight, it was incredibly tough contest; Felder's an incredible opponent and I feel like I gained more from that one… — Dan Hooker Copy Share
You have to decide: Do you wanna be known as a tough, exciting fighter that goes out there and puts on great performances, or… — Dan Hooker Copy Share
I was playing both rugbys, I would just jump into any sport. I just loved sport. — Dan Hooker Copy Share
When you start with 'I'm going to go on a diet,' you get to like a couple of days in or a week in,… — Dan Hooker Copy Share
If I had to fight Sean Strickland or Rob Whittaker, I will fight Sean Strickland. — Dan Hooker Copy Share
A career's not one or two years. It's your career - once you finish you want to be set up for life, you don't… — Dan Hooker Copy Share
I feel like as soon as I have the mental attitude that I'm the best fighter in the world, it's a sure sign that… — Dan Hooker Copy Share
I understand the rankings, they're fun to talk about, it's something to argue with your mates about. — Dan Hooker Copy Share
