Charles Oliveira Denies Rumored UFC 305 Matchup Against Dan Hooker

Charles
Oliveira dismissed Dan Hooker’s
claims of a potential
UFC 305 matchup between the pair.

Hooker (34-10) recently claimed that he is gearing up for a return
at UFC 305 on Aug. 17 in Perth, Australia. While Hooker was
initially hesitant to name his opponent, he later hinted that it
could potentially be Oliveira (23-12). While Hooker is “100%” ready
to fight Oliveira, he clarified that “do Bronx” is yet to sign the
contract.

“My body’s a 100 percent,” Hooker said on the Mainevent YouTube
channel. “Everything’s all cleared. I’m training, I’m training
hard, I’m training 100 percent, I’m in camp. Getting ready for
Perth; not sure if I can really say [who I’m fighting]. Nothing’s
official. But obviously I’m 100 percent in. And the old Charlie
Olives, I think that’s a fight that the fans over here in the side
of the world would love to see. But yeah, let’s see if he takes the
cake and signs on the dotted line.”

However, Oliviera seemingly has no knowledge of a potential clash
against Hooker being in the works.

“People have been booking fights for me that I’m not aware of.
Metaverse fights? Maybe.” When a fan said that they wished the
fight rumors were true, Oliveira clearly stated that they are
not.

Charles
Oliveira lost his strap to Islam
Makhachev via a submission at UFC 280 in 2022. While he went on
to earn a title rematch with a knockout win over Beneil
Dariush, Oliveira was forced out of his UFC 294 clash against
Makhachev in October 2023 due to a gruesome cut suffered in
sparring 10 days before fight night. The Brazilian has since come
up on the short side of a split decision in a title eliminator
against Arman
Tsarukyan at UFC 300 in April.

Meanwhile, Hooker is riding a two-fight winning streak that saw him
bounce back from consecutive losses against Islam
Makhachev and Arnold
Allen. Hooker hasn’t competed since a violent split decision
win over Jalin
Turner at UFC 290 in July 2023 due to a lingering arm injury.