Dan Hooker was not alone throughout his weight reduce, with the voices of LECADE and Jelly Roll retaining him firm.
The New Zealander is ready to tackle newcomer Salahdine Parnasse in the primary occasion of UFC Paris 2026, which is ready to happen on the Accor Enviornment.
On the weigh-ins, the veteran light-weight hit the dimensions at 155lbs, efficiently making weight.
Weight cuts stay one of the vital brutal elements of a fighter’s job, and Hooker bought via it by singing alongside to a number of well-known songs – the primary being LECADE’s Sober Me Up, the following, Nate Smith’s Whiskey On You. Hooker lastly tagged Jelly Roll for ‘getting him over the road.’
Try the clip of Dan Hooker singing alongside to Sober Me Up:
Dan Hooker’s Opponent Salahdine Parnasse is unbeaten in his final 5 fights
Salahdine Parnasse hasn’t misplaced a struggle in virtually three years, together with his final defeat coming method again in December 2023, in opposition to Adrian Bartosinski at KSW 89.
Since then, the 28-year-old has defended and unified the KSW Light-weight Championship, then defended it three extra occasions. In April 2026, Parnasse vacated the title and fought at MVP MMA: Rousey vs. Carano, the place he earned a first-round TKO win, taking his successful streak to 5.
The seasoned Hooker, however, is on a two-fight skid, having misplaced to Arman Tsarukyan and Benoit Saint Denis, respectively. His final win was in opposition to Mateusz Gamrot at UFC 305 – a split-decision victory.
Regardless of being the underdog going into this struggle, one can not write off ‘The Hangman’ from pulling off an upset in opposition to the UFC debutant.
