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The Stretch

Chase Hooper On Fighting Alexander Hernandez, UFC in Chicago & Building a Brand

The Stretch

Barstool Sports

Sports

4.92.9K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Today on The Stretch, we are joined by UFC fighter Chase Hooper. We start off by talking about this weekend’s UFC event in Chicago (2:40) and discuss the process of weight cutting (3:52). Chase tells us about being young in the league (6:00) and preparing for his fight against Alex Hernandez (12:33). We discuss our favorite fighters to watch (14:02) and how to build a brand as a young fighter (17:30). Next we talk about our dream fights and the contender series (20:34). Then we discuss the White House Card (24:50) and this weekend’s main event (27:50). We close things out by talking about Chase’s path to fighting (29:06).


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1:54.7

All right, welcome to the stretch interview episodes.

1:56.6

Today we are joined by Chase Hooper.

1:58.5

He fights this weekend at UFC 319 facing Alexander Hernandez. Welcome in. Welcome to Chicago. How are you, man? How are you feeling? Good. I mean, it's nice and warm here, so I'm having a good time. And, hey, it's been a good trip so far. And you should get in today? Today's Wednesday. We got in yesterday at like noon.

2:17.9

Okay.

2:18.6

So you saw the rainstorm. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. You're used to being from the Pacific Northwest, right? Yeah, yeah. It's just you guys got a little more of that like, not quite Florida humidity, but you got more humidity. Yeah, yeah, for sure. It's hot out here. It does, yeah. It's been a bad summer, too. Have you seen any of the city at all? First time here, I'm assuming, right?

2:18.7

Yeah, first time in Chicago. I walked to the Starbucks this morning, and we walked to some, like, sandwich spot last night. I didn't eat, obviously. I'm still cutting weight, but I got to watch everybody eat. Seems like they enjoyed's well I know we're excited to have you guys back it's been forever since you guys have been

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