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Watch – Dan Hooker’s Reveals Insane 32-Man Backyard Tournament: ‘We Knocked Out 30 Fights in an Hour’

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This past weekend, ‘The Hangman’ hosted a single-elimination super heavyweight tournament in, of all places, his backyard. The event consisted of 32 fighters battling it out in 60-second boxing matches with MMA gloves, all of them competing to win a $50,000 grand prize.

As expected, the backyard brawls produced some pretty nasty knockouts, including an especially brutal face-plant KO that you can check out below:

Dan Hooker held a tournament in his backyard today.

(@danthehangman) pic.twitter.com/5Gk8EUM753— Oscar Willis (@oscarswillis) May 24, 2025

During an interview with The MAC Life, Hooker offered some insight into what inspired him to host such an event.