LAS VEGAS – Chase Hooper thinks his grappler vs. grappler matchup with Jordan Leavitt at UFC Fight Night 232 delivered, and he wants more of those types of fights going forward. Hooper (13-3-1 MMA, 5-3 UFC) quickly dispatched of Leavitt (11-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) in Saturday’s lightweight bout at the UFC Apex, locking up a rear-naked choke in the opening round to advance him to 2-0 since moving up from featherweight earlier this year. The grappling exchanges between the pair were fast and furious from the outset, but Hooper was one step ahead and managed to catch Leavitt in a mistake and get the finish. “I was expecting a lot longer of a fight, a lot of tougher of a fight,” Hooper told MMA Junkie and other reporters at the post-fight news conference. “But I snaked it up early, and that’s a win, obviously.
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