Dan Hooker rules out fight with Renato Moicano for surprising reason; understand why.

Hooker at a UFC press conference. Photo: Reproduction/X/UFC

The great performance against Chris Duncan in the main fight of ufc vegas 115 opened up new possibilities for Renato Moicano, which broke a two-game losing streak for Islam makhachev e Beneil Dariush. In this context, Dan Hooker It emerged as one of the natural options for the Brazilian, given that the two have already exchanged provocations on social media and occupy similar positions in the lightweight ranking (up to 70,3kg). However, the foreigner rejected the possibility in an interview with 'Submission Radio' this Wednesday (8).

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According to the New Zealander, the fight would hardly generate interest in the UFC. He believes it's more likely that their next fights will be against up-and-coming young fighters, using them as a way to increase the prospects' popularity with the average viewer.

“The UFC isn’t going to make that fight. We’re both bones, we’re both shells. You’re not going to put a 37-year-old against a 36-year-old, not even at the Apex. They’re not going to give me the Mohawk. I’d jump at that fight with both feet, but it’s the sport – they use the older generation to build the next generation,” he stated.

Dan Hooker says the UFC won't book the Moicano fight since they're both “bones and carcases” 😂

"The UFC is not gonna make that fight. We're both bones, we're both carcasses. You're not gonna put a 37-year-old against a 36-year-old, not even at the Apex. They're not feeding me… pic.twitter.com/THCCPnb43g

— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) April 8, 2026

Renato Moicano won Chris Duncan No. ufc vegas 115 (Photo: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

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Moicano's rival has already experienced highs and lows in the UFC.

Dan Hooker In intense training. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC

Training partner of names like Israel adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski, Dan Hooker He has been experiencing firsthand the challenge of facing up-and-coming young fighters. Even during a series of defeats between June 2020 and March 2022, Hangman managed to stay in the world's largest MMA organization by stopping promising fighters like... Claudio Puelles placeholder image e Nasrat Haqparast...to the point of changing his trajectory and reaching the top 5. However, since then he has suffered tough defeats. Arman Tsarukyan e Benoit Saint-Denis.