“Long before the UFC, I was a fan of Mark Hunt. To me, he was a big sta...” — Dan Hooker Quote

Long before the UFC, I was a fan of Mark Hunt. To me, he was a big star before he stepped foot inside the Octagon.

I'm a guy that's not ever been scared to put myself in terrible positions or bad positions in a training environment.

I am ultra-competitive and I am the sorest loser.

If I have drama with a guy or I actually dislike someone, I have no problem sorting it out. I have no problem getting into conflict about it.

You have to decide: Do you wanna be known as a tough, exciting fighter that goes out there and puts on great performances, or do you wanna be a world champion? I'm taking the second one 10 times out of 10.

People told me all of the time, 'You could be such a big star if you just talked about yourself more,' but I'm not good at that. It's always been about team.

Remember, I'm the kind of kid who used to get stuffed into a locker by school bullies. I've never felt like I'm a big star at any level of my life.

Ultimately, making movies, if you don't have a big star, it's hard to do. Or if it's not a star director.

I don't know if I want to be a big star though.

I'm not gonna lie: I was not a big 'Star Wars' geek.