Dan Hooker earned the biggest win of his career on Saturday when he defeated Al Iaquinta in the UFC 243 co-main event.
Hooker (19-8 MMA, 9-4 UFC) improved to 6-1 since he moved up to the lightweight division when he scored a unanimous decision victory over Iaquinta (14-6-1 MMA, 9-5 UFC) in the matchup of lightweight contenders, which took place at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, and aired on pay-per-view.
Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Hooker’s victory over Iaquinta at UFC 243.
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We've arrived at the #UFC243 co-main event pitting @ALIAQUINTA vs. Dan Hooker (@DanTheHangman) in a matchup of lightweight contenders.
Full play-by-play: https://t.co/nxXLw1AHHh pic.twitter.com/RIsFfii2fr
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) October 6, 2019
#UFC243 Closing Betting Odds:
Dan Hooker (-135) vs. Al Iaquinta (+115)
💵 Live Now -> @ESPN+ #PPV @Jon_Anik @dc_mma @ufc @UFCFightPass @MMAOddsBreaker https://t.co/MAjwMcmVnj 💰
— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) October 6, 2019
Al Iaquinta walking out to "Woke Up This Morning" by A3 aka the theme song from 'The Sopranos' will always be awesome#UFC243 pic.twitter.com/32zaiZ5LuG
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) October 6, 2019
Low kick cuts Als' leg down. Hooker kicks him in the groin and Al was on a single. Ref was gonna step in. Iaquinta had to yell him off. Hooker sprawls him out and lands hard elbows. #UFC243
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) October 6, 2019
@ufc you have to vanish low kick to knees & low leg!
To much injury for fighters !!— Ivan Menjivar MMA (@Ivanmenjivar) October 6, 2019
Hooker doing to Al with these back-mount floats what Jason Knight did to him. Impressive leaps there. #UFC243
— Dan Tom (@DanTomMMA) October 6, 2019
Damn Hooker dottin him up 1st round
— Sean O'Malley (@SugaSeanMMA) October 6, 2019
Hooker looks so smooth. Phenomenal performance so far. #UFC243
— Seán Sheehan (@SeanSheehanBA) October 6, 2019
Man those low calf kicks are no joke! Round 2 #ufc243
— Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) October 6, 2019
So… as a sport… we’re just gonna keep calf kicking eh? That’s what we’re doing eh?
— Andre Fili (@TouchyFili) October 6, 2019
Great opening round for Dan Hooker in the co-main event. Those low calf kicks are looking painful.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) October 6, 2019
Hooker is doing his thing tonight #UFC243
— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) October 6, 2019
That leg is done… #JustBang #UFC243
— Rock n Rumble (@ElvisSinosic) October 6, 2019
Dan Hooker looks unflappable.
— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) October 6, 2019
Hooker sits Iaquinta down with a right hand! #UFC243 pic.twitter.com/HuWOxJWhhh
— UFC (@ufc) October 6, 2019
Arena explodes as Hooker knocks Iaquinta down towards the end of the second #UFC243
— Peter Carroll (@PetesyCarroll) October 6, 2019
Iaquinta is unable to heel hook Hooker. #UFC243
— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) October 6, 2019
Have it 20-18 Hooker going into the third.
Had it for Al until that late knockdown.
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) October 6, 2019
Man, I love Serra and Longo #UFC243
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) October 6, 2019
Iaquinta is so fucking tough. Huge finish to that round for Hooker.
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) October 6, 2019
Al is a tough mother fucker man that right hand was flush and he recovers goes for heel hook , leg is damaged bad and he goes south paw adjusts and lands some good stuff
— Brian Kelleher (@brianboom135) October 6, 2019
Hooker is riding that wave 🌊 with the home field advantage. Looking sharp ! #UFC243
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) October 6, 2019
Tell me calf kicks haven’t changed the game
— Anthony Rocco Martin (@TonyRoccoMartin) October 6, 2019
Hooker's not even breathing heavy
— Tim B (@TB_Money) October 6, 2019
Great performance by Hooker. 30-27.
— Nick Baldwin (@NickBaldwinMMA) October 6, 2019
I can't even imagine how much Raging Al's flight from Australia to New York is going to suck after taking a beating like that
— Dave Doyle (@davedoylemma) October 6, 2019
Great performance by @danthehangman and so much respect for @IAQUINTAREALTY true warrior!
— michael (@bisping) October 6, 2019
Al tough as fuck
— Sean O'Malley (@SugaSeanMMA) October 6, 2019
Hooker calls out Dustin Poirier and walks off.
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) October 6, 2019
Dan Hooker with the mic drop callout: "Dustin Poirier, I'm going to smash your face in. Meet me in New Zealand, 2020, and I'm going to end you!" #UFC243
— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) October 6, 2019
Whaaaaaatttttt? He wants Dustin! I dig that fight let’s do it. Hooker vs Poirier 2020. #UFC243
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) October 6, 2019
#UFC243 results: Dan Hooker (@DanTheHangman) def. Al Iaquinta via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
Full play-by-play: https://t.co/nxXLw1AHHh pic.twitter.com/kBHz7Mu2Vl
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) October 6, 2019
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