“I quit my job when I got a contract with Legend FC paying me $1000 to fight. Before that, I was 3-3 as a professional, coming off a loss and struggling for motivation. I took a week or two away from the sport and went crazy, I missed it that much. It was then and there, regardless of success or failure, I decided this was what I wanted to do.”

New Zealand professional mixed martial artist and former kickboxer

Dan Hooker is a New Zealand professional mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. He competes in the UFC lightweight division and has also held kickboxing titles. He was the King in the Ring Middleweight Kickboxing Champion and the WKBF X-Rules Welterweight Champion. His public profile is built around combat sports, first in kickboxing and later in mixed martial arts, where he has remained active at the elite level.