A social media video has started controversy after a woman claiming to be Dan Hooker’s former partner detailed their relationship, alleging the UFC star’s spouse was aware of their arrangement the entire time.
The woman says she first encountered Hooker in 2023 while working as an exotic dancer. She described how the mixed martial arts competitor became a regular client before eventually offering to financially support her lifestyle completely. According to her account, Hooker paid for her accommodations across multiple countries and provided extensive financial backing.
“When I met him, I was working the club. He was just like a client,” she explained in the video. “He started paying for my life completely and utterly, had all those cards on my Apple Pay, paid for my rent in two different countries.”
The relationship, which began when she was 22 and Hooker was 34, reportedly involved a unique understanding. She maintains that Hooker’s wife knew about their involvement and that such arrangements aren’t uncommon among wealthy, high-profile individuals.
“Me and her get along fine,” she stated regarding Hooker’s spouse. “A lot of people don’t really know this, but pretty much every single… there’s a lot of guys that if they have money and status, they’ll be married and then they’ll have their girlfriend. It’s just the way of life.”
The woman described a pattern of behavior where alleged indiscretions would be compensated with luxury items. She even maintained a shared wish list with Hooker on iCloud, from which he would purchase gifts following incidents of unfaithfulness.
“Every time he would do something, he had to buy something off the wish list,” she recounted. “I kind of started looking on his phone every time, trying to find a new problem, so I could get a new bag.”
However, the relationship reportedly ended after she discovered something unexpected while checking his phone. Though she declined to provide full details, she suggested she found evidence of Hooker’s involvement with a male individual.
“Until I found out that it was a man,” she said, before adding, “but we’re not gonna get into that.”
The woman emphasized that despite the financial benefits, the relationship involved significant difficulties she now regrets. She stated she attempted to leave multiple times but was repeatedly drawn back.
“I tried to leave this man so many times, but he’d always get me back with something shiny and new,” she said. “The manipulation tactics were gorgeous, amazing, stunning. He ate that up.”
She clarified that she doesn’t believe the nature of their arrangement justified what she described as mistreatment during their time together.
“I don’t think that excuses the… everything that I had to go through just because of the way that the relationship has set up,” she explained.
The woman also alleged this wasn’t an isolated pattern, claiming Hooker had maintained a similar relationship with another woman for three years before her, and has since moved on to someone new.
“He dated a girl for three years before me… and now there’s another girl after,” she stated. “I just took what I could out of the situation.”
She concluded by saying she’s learned from the experience and would never enter a similar arrangement again, regardless of the financial incentives involved.
“It’s not a way of life I would ever do again, learned my lesson,” she said. “If you’re married, never hit me up ever. I’m never doing that again.”
Since posting the initial video, the woman has shared additional screenshots and images on social media that she claims further support her allegations.
Among the materials she posted are screenshots of what she alleges are messages from Dan Hooker to several men containing explicit content.
She also shared personal photos of herself with Hooker, alongside accusations that he mistreated her during their relationship.
In one image, she included a caption that read: “Anyways I’m hot and healin i hope one day he can live his truth and stop abusing women physically financially and mentally.”
The allegations remain unverified, and Hooker has not publicly responded to the claims at this time.
