UFC: Israel Adesanya and Dan Hooker online for bigger fights after reaching the UFC rankings

Fighter battles await UFC Kiwi fighters Dan Hooker and Israel Adesanya, with the top two placing in the top 15 for the first time.

The two fighters won fights in Las Vegas

Adesanya, who fights in the middleweight category, defeated Brad Tavares, number 8, by unanimous decision in the first round of five rounds of his career in l & # 39; UFC. He took the Hawaiian aside in five five-minute rounds and climbed into the top 10.

The 28-year-old made his debut in the standings at No. 9, overtaking Tavares who dropped to the tenth.

Hooker, who eliminated the Brazilian Gilbert Burns in less than three minutes, made his No.14 debut in the light weight stacked class and said that he would now be online to fight the guys that # He felt himself at his level.

these other guys in the standings will fight with me, "said Hooker." It's something I had to do to get the fights I want to get. "19659002" It's really important to get the biggest names to agree to fight with me. Everyone wants to ride so now that I'm in the rankings, there will be a lot of guys who will follow me or want my position, which will make me happier.

Hooker holds the third-longest running series of UFC finals, winning by stoppage in his last four fights. On the weekends he stopped while Adesanya was taken the distance. City Kickboxing's team mate, the two were released after their fights, but Hooker said that Adesanya had got the better of him.

"He pissed me off about that, I said I did not need five rounds … Mate, you did not even get five rounds, he had already thought about that, it was what had me … he already had that one loaded for me.

Hooker and Adesanya add to the Kiwi rocket the UFC, joining the heavyweight Mark Hunt (No7) and middleweight champion born Kiwi Rob Whittaker

"Now we have our names out there, we can work our way to the titles," said Hooker. "