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Dominates in third straight win
Hooper defeated Slava Borshchev via submission (Brabo choke) at 3:00 of Round 2 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in St. Louis.
ANALYSIS
It was by far the most dominant effort of Hooper's young career and one of the most dominant efforts we have seen from any fighter in quite a while. In a fight which lasted exactly eight minutes, Hooper finished with a 129-2 edge in terms of total strikes landed. That is not a misprint. He also landed a takedown for 6:03 worth of control time. It doesn't get any more dominant than that. The scary thing is that the tap-out which ended the fight was questionable. Referee Keith Peterson judged Slava to have tapped out, but he may have been adjusting his hand. Either way, Hooper, still just 24 years of age, has his third straight win.
It was by far the most dominant effort of Hooper's young career and one of the most dominant efforts we have seen from any fighter in quite a while. In a fight which lasted exactly eight minutes, Hooper finished with a 129-2 edge in terms of total strikes landed. That is not a misprint. He also landed a takedown for 6:03 worth of control time. It doesn't get any more dominant than that. The scary thing is that the tap-out which ended the fight was questionable. Referee Keith Peterson judged Slava to have tapped out, but he may have been adjusting his hand. Either way, Hooper, still just 24 years of age, has his third straight win.
Will take on Borshchev
Hooper will take on Slava Borshchev in a UFC event on May 11th, with the city yet to be decided, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Hooper has played just twice in the lightweight category, but it seems moving up a division from featherweight paid off for him, as he's looking more and more comfortable following his wins over Jordan Leavitt and Nick Fiore. He will aim to make it three wins in a row in an event that's being rumored to happen in San Diego.
Hooper has played just twice in the lightweight category, but it seems moving up a division from featherweight paid off for him, as he's looking more and more comfortable following his wins over Jordan Leavitt and Nick Fiore. He will aim to make it three wins in a row in an event that's being rumored to happen in San Diego.
Score another win at lightweight
Hooper defeated Jordan Leavitt via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:58 of Round 1 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
It's only been two fights, but Hooper looks far more comfortable at lightweight than at any point in his featherweight run. It's not surprising that's the case given his 6-foot-1 frame. Those long limbs served Chase exceptionally well here, as he and Leavitt traded positions on the mat before the former was able to snake around and take the latter's back and clamp on the rear-naked choke that closed the show. Hooper is about four years deep into his UFC run despite the fact he turned just 24 years of age this past September. Don't give up on the Washington native just yet.
It's only been two fights, but Hooper looks far more comfortable at lightweight than at any point in his featherweight run. It's not surprising that's the case given his 6-foot-1 frame. Those long limbs served Chase exceptionally well here, as he and Leavitt traded positions on the mat before the former was able to snake around and take the latter's back and clamp on the rear-naked choke that closed the show. Hooper is about four years deep into his UFC run despite the fact he turned just 24 years of age this past September. Don't give up on the Washington native just yet.
Next fight booked
Hooper is slated to fight Jordan Leavitt at UFC Vegas 82 on Nov. 18, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Hooper, who recently emerged victorious in his lightweight debut against Nick Fiore, will face off against Jordan Leavitt this November. The 23-year-old American fighter, who is 4-3 overall during his time with the UFC, will look to continue establishing himself within the lightweight division.
Hooper, who recently emerged victorious in his lightweight debut against Nick Fiore, will face off against Jordan Leavitt this November. The 23-year-old American fighter, who is 4-3 overall during his time with the UFC, will look to continue establishing himself within the lightweight division.
Easily wins lightweight debut
Hooper defeated Nick Fiore via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Hooper's first fight at lightweight resulted in his best performance in quite some time. Having displayed some notable improvements on the feet, Hooper ended the bout with a 217-58 edge in total strikes landed. That's the good news. The bad news is that Chase landed just 1-of-10 takedown attempts, while allowing Fiore to connect on 4-of-8 of his tries, something he will need to clean up moving forward. Having now alternated wins and losses in his first seven fights with the UFC, Hooper's future upside is almost entirely tied to the fact he won't be 24 years of age until this coming September.
Hooper's first fight at lightweight resulted in his best performance in quite some time. Having displayed some notable improvements on the feet, Hooper ended the bout with a 217-58 edge in total strikes landed. That's the good news. The bad news is that Chase landed just 1-of-10 takedown attempts, while allowing Fiore to connect on 4-of-8 of his tries, something he will need to clean up moving forward. Having now alternated wins and losses in his first seven fights with the UFC, Hooper's future upside is almost entirely tied to the fact he won't be 24 years of age until this coming September.