The Dream is alive and well! @Chase_Hooper
with a successful R1 victory at
#UFC245!Watch LIVE on @UFCFightPass
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December 15, 2019
A featherweight scrap pitting Chase
Hooper against Peter
Barrett has been added to the UFC
256 lineup.
MMAFighting.com was first to report the booking. UFC 256 takes
place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Dec. 12 and features a
women’s featherweight title clash between Amanda
Nunes and Megan
Anderson. That card will also see Petr Yan
defend the bantamweight crown against Aljamain
Sterling.
Hooper is coming off his first professional defeat in 11 outings,
as he was completely outclassed by Alex
Caceres over three rounds at UFC 250 on June 6. The 21-year-old
Dana White’s Contender Series alum debuted in the Octagon with a
first-round TKO of Daniel
Teymur at UFC 245.
Also a former Contender Series competitor, Barrett dropped a
unanimous verdict to Youssef
Zalal in his promotional debut at UFC Fight Night 174 on Aug.
8. The Team Sityodtong Boston member is 11-4 as a pro, with nine
triumphs coming inside the distance.