Chase Hooper talks "boring" Aljamain Sterling grappling bout, compares Ryan Garcia to Conor McGregor

UFC lightweight Chase Hooper joined Inside Fighting's @LynchOnSports to discuss a variety of topics, including: his "boring grappling match with former bantamweight champ and current featherweight contender, Aljamain Sterling; cutting weight and preparation for his upcoming fight vs Viacheslav
Borshchev; becoming a dad shortly after his fight at UFC St. Louis; wanting to fight Paddy Pimblett; projecting the lightweight title picture and Dustin Poirier getting a shot vs Islam Makhachev; and even weighs in on Ryan Garcia's trolling the world for his boxing match vs Devin Haney.
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0:00 - Intro
1:15 - Grappling Aljamain Sterling
3:46 - Matchup vs Viacheslav Borshchev
7:26 - Training camp
10:01 - Weight cut
13:48 - Implications of a victory
15:56 - Expecting a child
16:34 - Ideal return date after this fight
17:31 - Dustin Poirier fighting Islam Makhachev
19:53 - Ryan Garcia trolling everyone

[@robbyclark2863]

His standup has been improving well, he’s got a serious shot at beginning a contender in the future

[@ProteinPantries]

Always rooting for Will 👏

[@randomguygivingfreepicks629]

0:07 Lynch mention Slava claus, hooper swallowed saliva out of anxiety

[@bigben42]

Slava is a big step up, interesting matchup

[@foodrecipes2243]

Correction: This will be Dustin "the diamond" Poirier 's 3rd undisputed title shot
Vs Khabib 2019
Vs Oliviera 2021
Vs Makhachev 2024

[@bobbybuds]

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