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Dan Hooker names the ‘best grappler’ and ‘most technical lightweight’ in the UFC

Dan Hooker has fought everyone in the UFC lightweight division from Dustin Poirier to Islam Makhachev, but ‘The Hangman’ believes Kings MMA product Beneil Dariush is the best grappler and most technical fighter in the division.

Hooker, who was recently submitted by grappling powerhouse Islam Makhachev at UFC 267, explained to The MAC Life’s Oscar Willis what makes Dariush such a masterful technician.

“Beneil Dariush, in my opinion, is the best grappler and the most technical lightweight in the UFC,” Hooker said during a recent appearance on Pub Talk (h/t Sportskeeda). “He’s a guy that could do with saying a few more things, you know what I mean?