Chase Hooper has us MMA media types shaking in our boots right now. Hopefully, the 20-year-old featherweight phenom is just here to take part and not to take over.
At Thursday’s UFC 246 media day in Las Vegas, Hooper (9-0-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) served as the UFC Fight Pass correspondent.
While numerous comical clips of Hooper interviewing fellow fighters were posted throughout the day, none was more hilarious than his interaction with Jorge Masvidal.
“So I’ve got one question for you,” Hooper said, when interviewing Masvidal. “Why did you do that to my dad?”
“Who’s your dad?” Masvidal asked.
“My father is Ben Askren,” Hooper replied. “Shoutout.”
At this point in the conversation, Masvidal’s expression totally changes. The “BMF” titleholder is caught off guard.
“I’m sorry, man,” Masvidal said. “I didn’t mean to, bro. That’s really your dad?”
Check out the full video of the hilarious interaction below:
Since his UFC debut in December, Hooper and Askren have poked fun at their resemblance. The recently retired welterweight and the recently debuted featherweight have engaged in numerous playful Twitter exchanges.
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