When the UFC came calling to ask Dan Hooker to fight in a main event in Paris against a local favorite making his debut, the veteran lightweight didn’t blink and immediately said yes.
Hooker has never avoided enemy territory when it comes to his fights and he had an itchy feeling the UFC knew he was the one person ranked in the top 15 at lightweight who wouldn’t turn down that opportunity. His opponent Salahdine Parnassse isn’t a household name by any means but he held titles in two divisions while competing in KSW and the French fans definitely love and support him.
In fact, the fanbase in France adores Parnasse so much that as soon as the fig
