MILWAUKEE – Idols are made to be smashed in MMA when they inevitably stick around too long. UFC lightweight Dan Hooker (17-7 MMA, 7-3 UFC) remembers imitating once-dominant middleweight champ Anderson Silva (34-8 MMA, 17-4 UFC) in the cage in his first pro fight. Now, his teammate Israel Adesanya (15-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) is on the verge of a fight he doesn’t want Silva to take. “I don’t really want to see him get his ass kicked,” Hooker told reporters prior to his meeting with Edson Barboza (19-6 MMA, 13-6 UFC) at UFC on FOX 31, which takes place Saturday at Fiserv Forum and airs on FOX. Related Dan Hooker has Edson Barboza's 'simple game' scouted for UFC on FOX 31 UFC on FOX 31 co-main event breakdown: Which streak snaps with Edson Barboza vs. Dan Hooker
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Dan Hooker doesn’t want to see Israel Adesanya trounce Anderson Silva – MMA Junkie