Dan Hooker was not alone during his weight cut, with the voices of LECADE and Jelly Roll keeping him company.
The New Zealander is set to take on newcomer Salahdine Parnasse in the main event of UFC Paris 2026, which is set to take place at the Accor Arena.
At the weigh-ins, the veteran lightweight hit the scale at 155lbs, successfully making weight.
Weight cuts remain one of the most brutal parts of a fighter’s job, and Hooker got through it by singing along to several well-known songs – the first being LECADE’s Sober Me Up, the next, Nate Smith’s Whiskey On You. Hooker finally tagged Jelly Roll for ‘getting him over the line.’
Check out the clip of Dan Hooker singing along to Sober Me Up:
Dan Hooker’s Opponent Salahdine Parnasse is unbeaten in his last five fights
Salahdine Parnasse hasn’t lost a fight in almost three years, with his last defeat coming way back in December 2023, against Adrian Bartosinski at KSW 89.
Since then, the 28-year-old has defended and unified the KSW Lightweight Championship, then defended it three more times. In April 2026, Parnasse vacated the title and fought at MVP MMA: Rousey vs. Carano, where he earned a first-round TKO win, taking his winning streak to five.
The seasoned Hooker, on the other hand, is on a two-fight skid, having lost to Arman Tsarukyan and Benoit Saint Denis, respectively. His last win was against Mateusz Gamrot at UFC 305 – a split-decision victory.
Despite being the underdog going into this fight, one cannot write off ‘The Hangman’ from pulling off an upset against the UFC debutant.
