Ahead of UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira, UFC lightweight Dan Hooker speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against Islam Makhachev, the crazy short-notice circumstances and how the fight came together, Islam's wrestling and how they stack up against each other, what's at stake in this fight, and more! #UFC #MMA #DanHooker 0:00 Intro 0:45 How the Islam fight came together 3:28 Being stuck in America 6:55 How he prepares for somebody like Islam now 8:19 Win a free trip to UFC 268! 12:35 Dan post-wrestling practice 13:19 Islam's wrestling 16:10 Where Islam ranks as a challenger 19:33 The journey to fight island for this fight 22:10 The message it sends by taking this fight on short-notice 24:05 What's on the line in this fight 26:46 If this fight is personal 28:00 If he even returns to New Zealand 31:14 Why he ultimately took this fight Enter @Cannadips the Fight of The Year giveaway here: https://cannadipscbd.com/pages/fight-of-the-year https://mybookie.ag/ PROMO CODE: SUBMISSION https://www.manscaped.com/ 20% OFF DISCOUNT CODE: SUBMISSION OFFICIAL T-SHIRTS & APPAREL: https://teespring.com/stores/submission-radio SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE: http://bit.ly/2arsrDN Submission Radio is Now Available on iTunes, Stitcher, Tune In and Soundcloud! http://submissionradio.com TWITTER: https://bit.ly/2KvNVhe FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2aIta5z