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, being stuck in New Zealand afterwards, why he's fresh after his win over Nasrat Haqprast at UFC 266, and more! #UFC #MMA #DanHooker Enter @Cannadips the Fight of The Year giveaway here: https://cannadipscbd.com/pages/fight-of-the-year 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 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