In a thrilling contest, Dustin Poirer defeated New Zealand’s Dan Hooker in a tight unanimous decision at the UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on Saturday (June 27).
The second round of the main event between Poirer and Hooker at the UFC’s corporate gym was too intense with each fighter badly hurting the other with their full power.
The fight went in the fourth round, and Poirier tried several submissions before Hooker escaped. In the fifth round, Poirier looked more energetic than Hooker and he succeeded in winning on all three cards: 48-47, 48-47 and 48-46.
“It was a tough one,” Poirier said. “Dan came to fight. He’s a tough guy. He’s on the rise. He really thought he was going to get past me. I trusted in my team, in my skill and my work ethic.”
Poirier earned the interim lightweight title in 2019 after defeating Max Holloway. In 2019 September, he lost the belt to unbeaten champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and he then remained out of action for a long time due to a leg injury.
But on Saturday, Poirier looked in superb form as he looked quite comfortable against Hooker, the tough kickboxing star from New Zealand.
Here are the brief details of fights:
Dustin Poirier vs. Dan Hooker
Result: Dustin Poirier defeated Dan Hooker via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-46)
Division: Lightweight
Mickey Gall vs Mike Perry
Result: Mike Perry defeated Mickey Gall via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Division: Welterweight
Jordan Griffin vs. Youssef Zalal
Result: Youssef Zalal defeated Jordan Griffin via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Division: Featherweight
Jinh Yu Frey vs. Kay Hansen
Result: Kay Hansen def. Jinh Yu Frey via submission (armbar) – Round 3, 2:26
Division: Women’s strawweight
Tanner Boser vs. Philipe Lins
Result: Tanner Boser def. Philipe Lins via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 2:41
Division: Heavyweight
Luis Pena vs. Khama Worthy
Result: Khama Worthy def. Luis Pena via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 2:53
Division: Lightweight
Julian Erosa vs. Sean Woodson
Result: Julian Erosa def. Sean Woodson via submission (D’Arce choke) – Round 3, 2:44
Division: 150-pound catchweight
Takashi Sato vs. Jason Witt
Result: Takashi Sato def. Jason Witt via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:48
Division: Welterweight
Brendan Allen vs. Kyle Daukaus
Result: Brendan Allen def. Kyle Daukaus via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 30-27)
Division: Middleweight
Maurice Greene vs. Gian Villante
Result: Maurice Greene def. Gian Villante via submission (arm triangle) – Round 3, 3:44
Division: Heavyweight
Source: Zee News