Dan Hooker beat Paul Felder in an early contender for “Fight of the Year” in Saturday’s UFC Auckland main event.
The fight was close enough that all three judges scored it 48-47, with two of those scorecards going in Hooker’s favor. While you might have a strong opinion on who deserved the nod, you can’t rightfully say the fight was a robbery. It was just that close of a fight.
Prior to the fight, Felder (17-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) had the No. 10 spot in the USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie lightweight rankings, while Hooker (20-8 MMA, 10-4 UFC) grabbed the final spot in the Top 15.
How do the rankings change after such a well-contested, tight fight? And did anything else happen over the course of a weekend with both a UFC card and a pair of Bellator events which merits further moves?
Hear from rankings chair “Gorgeous” George of MMA Junkie Radio and MMA Junkie’s John Morgan as they discuss this and all the other results with ratings implications coming out of a busy weekend, in the latest edition of the MMA rankings report.
