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The Dream got slept by Alexander Hernandez in under five minutes at UFC 319, then ate knees from Lance Gibson Jr. in the first round just a couple months ago. That's rough. But here's the thing, before those back to back KOs, Hooper was on fire with three straight finishes, including that slick armbar over Clay Guida and a nasty D'Arce choke against Viacheslav Borshchev where he landed 129 strikes and controlled over six minutes of cage time.\n\nMitch Ramirez comes in with his own knockout problems. Mike Davis stopped him with punches in round two last July, and before that, Thiago Moises finished him with a leg kick in the third round. Ramirez has been finished in both his UFC appearances, so neither guy is exactly riding high right now. This feels like a must win situation for both dudes.\n\nThe matchup is pretty clear cut. Hooper is a southpaw submission artist who wants to drag this to the mat and hunt for limbs. When he gets you down, he's dangerous as hell with that jiu jitsu. 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