MIAMI – Chase Hooper met the media Saturday after his win over Jim Miller at UFC 314.
Hooper has 5 straight wins, and the final two have been in opposition to a number of the longest-standing lightweights on the UFC’s roster. This previous December at UFC 310, he picked up a post-fight bonus when he submitted Clay Guida. And Saturday, Hooper (16-3-1 MMA, 8-3 UFC) dominated Jim Miller (38-19 MMA, 27-18 UFC) for a unanimous choice at UFC 314.
Guida turned 43 the day after they fought. Miller is 41. Hooper, 25, mentioned he’d wish to be matched up in opposition to somebody of comparable expertise.
“Half the youngsters I practice with are 19 or 20, so I’m undoubtedly feeling just like the outdated man now,” Hooper mentioned. “I really feel like I’ve been on this enterprise for some time. I began preventing at 16, and 9 years later, right here we’re. I do really feel outdated. I do really feel beat up just a little bit. However that’s the enterprise. I really feel extra established. That is my time. I’m making my approach up the division. I don’t assume anybody will get a fairly win over Jim Miller.”
Take a look at Hooper’s post-fight information convention within the video above.
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