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Paul Felder and Dan Hooker will headline the UFC Fight Night card that marks the return of the company to New Zealand on Feb. 22, and the lightweights met for the first time in person to promote the event on Wednesday.
Watch the intense staredown below, courtesy of the UFC.
Felder (17-4), victorious in seven of his last nine in the UFC, is looking to score his third straight victory in a row after back-to-back decisions against James Vick and Edson Barboza in 2019.
Hooker (19-8) will have home field advantage this time. The Auckland-native has also gone 7-2 over his last nine UFC bouts, defeating Al Iaquinta by decision and James Vick by knockout this year.
The UFC Auckland lineup currently includes Tyson Pedro vs. Vinicius Moreira, Jake Matthews vs. Emil Meek, and Ben Sosoli vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima.
This article first appeared at MMA Fighting – All Posts
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