UFC lightweight Dan Hooker has become the subject of new online gossip after unverified cheating claims spread across social media this week.
Posts shared on several MMA pages point to claims from a woman who described herself online as Hooker’s mistress.
The posts also claim Hooker gave her financial support during the alleged relationship. No evidence has been checked and confirmed in public and the claims are still unproven.
Hooker has not made a detailed statement about the claims. Instead, he posted short messages on X that seemed to brush off the talk including “What I miss” and “Nothing like a woman scorned”.
The rumours sparked a wave of comments from people in the combat sports world.
Brazilian jiu jitsu competitor Craig Jones posted a joking reply while former UFC champion Sean Strickland also commented online as the story moved between fan pages and fight media accounts.
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The claims have spread widely but there has been no official confirmation from Hooker or the UFC. It is unclear whether Hooker plans to say more beyond his brief social media posts.
The controversy comes soon after Hooker’s appearance in Sydney where he fought Benoît Saint Denis in the co main event of UFC 325 at Qudos Bank Arena.
Hooker, a New Zealander known as “The Hangman” remains one of the division’s well known names and is listed by ESPN as a UFC lightweight who trains with City Kickboxing.
