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The UFC tournament on ESPN 12 Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) was held at the UFC Apex Center (USA) in Las Vegas in the early hours of Sunday morning. Dustinas Poirier unanimous decision of the judges (48-47, 48-47, 48-46) Dan hooker. His performance was voted the best fight of this tournament.
Although D. Poirier celebrated the victory, both fighters can be proud of the cage fight shown, and fans already call him a contender for the duel of the year.
“It was a difficult fight,” said Poirier. “Dan came here to fight. He was really cool and thought he would beat me. I trusted my team, my skills, and my work ethic, and was able to fight a few more rounds. ”
After the victory, Poirier did not think about the titles or his other opponent.
“Maybe I’ll fight at the end of the year or early next year,” said Poirier. “Now that I am on my way to victory again, I will return to the drawing board. I want to do well. “
Poirier and Hooker initially demonstrated a fight in a standing position and both had good times. The former temporary lightweight champion attacked perfectly with his right hand, while Hooker attempted to use his foot kicks.
After 20 minutes of war, Hooker began to search for ways to overthrow Poirier, but the latter successfully dealt with such an attack.
According to fans, the second round was one of the best in this fight:
Poirier and Hooker took 308 sharp punches together, making it the third-highest score in UFC lightweight history.
In terms of significant strikes landed:
LIGHTWEIGHT COMBAT 5 TURNS UFC
359 – Holloway vs. Poirier 2
320 – Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson
308 – Poirier v. Bitch
289 – Poirier v. Gaethje
279 – Ferguson v. Gaethje# UFCVegas4– Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) June 28, 2020
Both Poirier and Hooker were reportedly rushed to the hospital after the fight, so both will not attend a traditional press conference.
Poirier, 31, appeared in September against UFC lightweight champion Chabib Nurmagomedov, and then was unable to fight hip surgery for nine months. The Diamond now has 26 wins, 6 losses and 1 fight without a winner, and he has won six in the last seven fights.
Hooker, 30, had won three in a row before the loss. In total, the New Zealand fighter has 20 wins and 9 losses on his account.
After the tournament, C.Nurmagomedov congratulated D.Poirier on his victory:
Congratulations @DustinPoirier great fight
– khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) June 28, 2020
All the UFC tournament results on ESPN 12:
Dustin Poirier defeated Dan Hooker by unanimous decision of the judges (48-47, 48-47, 48-46)
Mike Perry defeated Mickey Gall by unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Maurice Greene defeats Gian Villante in an arm-triangle choke – Round 3, 3:44
Brendan Allen defeated Kyle Daukaus by unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-27, 30-27)
Takashi Sato beat Jason Witt with a technical knockout – Round 1, 0:48
Julian Erosa defeats Sean Woodson in D’Arce Choke – Round 3, 2:44
Khama Worthy: Defeat Louis Pound in Guillotine Choke – Round 3, 2:53
Tanner Boser beat Philipe Lins with a knockout – Round 1, 2:41
Kay Hansen defeated Jinha Yu Frey in Armbar – Round 3, 2:26
Youssef Zalal defeated Jordan Griffin by unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
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