Trey
Ogden has called for an “easy” opponent in Chase
Hooper after his win over Loik
Radzhabov atUFC
on ESPN 60.
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Ogden dominated Radzhabov on the ground for three rounds to earn a
unanimous decision victory at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday
night. Ogden subsequently called out Hooper, who “Shamurai”
believes is overrated. According to the
Marathon MMA head coach, Hooper is not a “scary” opponent.
“I want to fight Chase Hooper. I keep calling this dude out. I’ve
been calling him out for three fights,” Ogden said during a
post-fight media scrum. “I think he is
overrated. I don’t think he’s that good. And I want to pick some of
that low-hanging fruit… I’ll smash him easily. He’s not a scary
dude, for a change.”
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Hooper has scored seven of 14 career wins via submission so far in
addition to making a name for himself by competing in UFC Fight
Pass Invitational grappling tournaments. However, Ogden considers
himself to be a better grappler than Hooper and wants to steal “The
Dream’s” limelight.
“I’m three times a better grappler than him, minimum,” Ogden said.
“And I mean that for real. I could knock him out on the feet. I
could destroy him in the grappling. And I think after this fight,
my grappling will start to get some serious respect — after the
Holobaugh fight and then this fight. I think that a fight against a
guy like Chase Hooper, where his grappling is really respected, and
then you could watch how easily I could run through him in the
grappling. I think that would be a great fight for me to show to
the world and to the fanbase.
“It’s not personal. I think he has more fans than me, and I think
he sucks. So I think it’s an easy fight. I’m probably the best
grappler in the division. I should be on Fight Pass Invitationals.
I can grapple at a professional level.”
Ogden is currently on a two-fight winning streak and is 3-2-1 in
the UFC overall. Meanwhile, Hooper is riding a three-fight winning
streak and fresh off a submission win over Viacheslav
Borshchev form this past March.