Dan Hooker hints at fight against Charles Oliveira and finally admits the truth as Israel Adesanya became an accomplice to shady tactics used at UFC 305

In June, Dan Hooker made a very surprising confession. What was it? Well, Hangman claimed that he would face Charles Oliveira next. “You can officially kiss my ass, I'm fighting Charlie Olives.” The entire UFC community was left speechless by this confession as the fight didn't make sense considering Oliveira is the next contender for the lightweight title after Arman Tsarukyan. Well, this confession from Hooker was immediately ignored by “Do Bronx” as he turned to X to clear up the confusion. “People have booked fights for me that I know nothing about. Metaverse fights? Maybe.”

Oliveira's confession made it clear that Hooker was not fighting him. However, Israel Adesanya urged Dan White to make sure Dan Hooker fights on the UFC 305 card and now “Hangman” will face Mateusz Gamorot in Perth. Despite this, “Hangman” mentioned in his recent statement that there is a possibility that he could face Oliveira in the future.

Dan Hooker talks about his intention to fight Charles Oliveira

Dan Hooker is scheduled to fight Ma͏te͏us͏z Gamrot after a one-year layoff. The former lightweight contender is on a winning streak and wants to continue it. It should be noted that Israel Adesan͏ya played a key role in bringing Dan Hooker back for this fight. However, the UFC president was unable to agree a fight with Charles Oliveira, as Hook͏er announced in June.

When journalists asked the fighter if his confession about the fight against Oliveria was a facade, Dan Hooker claimed he made it in the heat of the moment, “Oh, well, actually I was – um – they flew me out to do Volk shows there, like a show they do, like the Volk Sports Show. We were on the show, and then they asked if Volk had anything planned, and he had to say, “Nah, I'm not planning anything.” Then they asked me, “Are you planning anything?” I didn't want to be boring, so I just spun a little story. I said, “Well, actually I have something to announce.”

After this statement, the journalist asked the fighter if he would be ready to fight Oliveira at some point in the future, to which he confessed: “Oh yeah! That sounds good to me. It sounds good to all the fans. Why not? Why not just