SUMMARY
- UFC Lightweight Dan Hooker is known for his love of tattoos.
- The Hangman once spent 12 hours on a back tattoo, however, the tattoo was unplanned for the lightweight.
Dan “The Hangman” Hooker is a New Zealand-born mixed martial artist currently competing in the UFC. Hooker has been one of the elite strike forces in the lightweight division with his kickboxing pedigree and physical toughness. He was also the former King in the Ring Middleweight Kickboxing Champion and WKBF X-Rules Welterweight Champion.
The lightweight has always been able to put on entertaining fights for the MMA community especially one of the most intense brawls against UFC fighter Dustin Poirier at UFC Vegas 4. Although he lost the fight it was a testament to his warrior spirit and won him the fight of the night. He currently ranks at no.9 in the lightweight division rankings.
Dan Hooker with his latest tattoo “Death Drive”
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Fans have seen Dan develop an obsession with tattoos and often flaunts the same on his Instagram page. His most recent body ink design would include the“Death Drive” tattoo on his lower abdomen. The fans are yet to decipher what correlation the tattoo would be.
One fan suggested it could be under the Freudian psychoanalytic theory which is the drive toward death and destruction. Another guessed it to be related to the Death Drive a deck-building open-world survival RPG set in a zombie apocalypse. One more theory is based on a metal band with the same name. Anyway the lightweight sure was seen quite satisfied with the artwork.
Dan Hooker shares impulsive 12-hour back tattoo story
Dan’s love for tattoos is imminent and quite vocal on social media. The UFC fighter has even shared his interest during his UFC press conferences. During his UFC 290 interaction with the media, he shared the story of his back tattoo which took him an astounding 12 hours to make. Many would believe this to be a well thought and planned decision but the Hangman served to the contrary.
He stated “A cyclone hit New Zealand so then they canceled my flight back…And then I have a friend in the Gold Coast and he was just like, ‘Hey, if you need anything while you’re in town’…And then end up 12 hours later I got like half my back done.” during his press interaction.
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Hooker shared how he decided this on an impulse during a cyclone in New Zealand causing his flight to cancel. Having a friend in his hometown they took upon making the artwork for the lightweight while he was still stuck there. Making the most of the uncertain situation Dan completed his body art and also was happy with the result.
