Islam Makhachev warns: ‘You must be held accountable for such accusations’ – should Dan Hooker be worried?

The UFC was probably feeling pretty good after last weekend’s “Makhachev vs. Volkanovski” pay-per-view (PPV) event in Perth, which not only sold out RAC Arena, but also delivered one of the best fights in recent memory between the current lightweight champion. Islam Makhachev and reigning 145-pound titleholder Alex Volkanovski.

Unfortunately, any good vibes emanating from the aftermath of UFC 284 were drowned out by the controversy started by UFC lightweight Dan Hooker. “The Hangman” is a Volkanovski teammate and former opponent of Makhachev who recently accused the lightweight champion of using an intravenous (IV) line to cheat.

Probably to help with this “deadly weight cut”.

What followed was a presumption of guilt followed by an avalanche of confusing rules and regulations that incriminate and exonerate Makhachev, depending on which side of the fence you are on. Longtime manager Rizvan Magomedov called the claims “BS” and accused Hooker of being a “salty loser looking for attention”.

“You must be held accountable for such accusations,” Makhachev wrote on Twitter.

Should Dan Hooker be worried?

Former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, while preparing for the main event of UFC 159 against Chael Sonnen, told combat sports media that ‘The American Gangster’ had been on steroids his entire career . Sonnen threatened to press charges for the “reckless” charges and “Bones” – without evidence – was forced to apologize.

“I advised Dan [Hooker] against even talking about it,” trainer Eugene Bareman told The MMA Hour. “Look, as you can see, this information has holes in it, which is what I’m referring to, but there’s also enough information there to be like, ‘Eeeh…’ That’s why Alex and the rest of the team are laughing because we’re like, something’s going on there, we just can’t reliably tell what it is.

Unfortunately, Makhachev’s alleged mystery nurse has yet to come forward.

“It’s frustrating because all sport has to be played on a level playing field. Then again, you can’t reliably say that Islam cheated, so I wouldn’t go there and say that the way Dan did,” Bareman continued. “It’s just – I don’t think you can say that reliably. But something was going on there.

For more results and fallout from UFC 284, click here.