Moicano calls Ortega-Hooker 'the worst fight in the UFC'
Renato Moicano criticised the UFC's decision to match Brian Ortega with Dan Hooker on November 21 in Doha, calling the bout 'the worst fight in the UFC'. He had already called out Hooker and twice seen a rematch with Ortega fall apart, both times over the American's physical problems.

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Renato “Money” Moicano não consegue entender por que o UFC casou Brian Ortega com Dan Hooker.
Os dois se enfrentam no UFC Qatar, em 21 de novembro, na ABHA Arena, em Doha, e Moicano — que já desafiou Hooker e viu duas vezes uma revanche com Ortega desmoronar — classificou a luta como “a pior luta do UFC”.
Seus apelos repetidos para enfrentar Hooker não produziram um confronto, e a revanche com Ortega foi cancelada duas vezes: Ortega desistiu da luta marcada no UFC 326 por causa de lesões persistentes e depois abandonou o reencontro no UFC 331, em setembro, após sofrer um corte severo acima do olho.
Moicano segue aberto a enfrentar qualquer um dos dois, mas seu foco imediato é a luta principal contra Tom Nolan no UFC Vegas 123, no sábado. “Esta vai ser a pior luta do UFC”, disse Moicano ao Full Send MMA. “Brian Ortega contra Dan Hooker, isso é uma m*rda. Não sei como o UFC marcou essa luta. Mas vamos ver, vamos esperar para ver como eles se saem. E vamos ver como eu bato no Tom Nolan.”
A história está com Ortega (16-5, 1 NC), que finalizou Moicano (21-7-1) com uma guilhotina no terceiro round no duelo dos penas em 2017. “T-City” faz sua estreia no peso-leve do UFC contra Hooker (24-15).
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