UFC on ESPN+ 26 official poster released: Lightweight banger headlines UFC Auckland

Dan Hooker will headline his first UFC event at home.

Hooker (19-8 MMA, 9-4 UFC) takes on Paul Felder (17-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC) in the UFC on ESPN+ 26 main event in Auckland, in what is expected to be a barnburner between two surging lightweights.

UFC on ESPN+ 26 takes place Feb. 22 (Feb. 23 locally) at Spark Arena in Auckland. The card is set to be streamed live on ESPN+.

Having won six of his last seven bouts, Hooker will look to continue riding the momentum of his team City Kickboxing’s success as he climbs his way up the 155-pound rankings. He is coming off arguably his best performance to date, a unanimous decision win over Al Iaquinta, at UFC 243 last October.

Felder was able to avenge his loss to Edson Barboza as he edged a bloody, back-and-forth battle at UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi. He has won five of his last six, with his lone loss coming via split decision to Mike Perry in July 2018.

Check out the official poster for UFC on ESPN+ 26:

The UFC on ESPN+ 26 lineup includes:

• Paul Felder vs. Dan Hooker
• Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Ben Sosoli
• Jake Matthews vs. Emil Meek
• Magomed Mustafaev vs. Brad Riddell
• Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Xiaonan Yan
• Jimmy Crute vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
• Shana Dobson vs. Rachael Ostovich
• Kevin Aguilar vs. Zubaira Tukhugov
• Kai Kara-France vs. Tyson Nam
• Song Kenan vs. Callan Potter
• Jamie Mullarkey vs. Jalin Turner

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