Light-weight contender Dan Hooker suffered a hand harm that pressured him out of a scheduled UFC 313 battle towards former interim titleholder Justin Gaethje. Hooker fractured his hand throughout a sparring session getting ready for the battle simply days earlier than the Las Vegas occasion.
Hooker underwent surgical procedure to restore the fractured hand and posted a graphic video of the his solid being eliminated revealing a ugly set of stitches.
“Have a look at that magnificence,” Hooker will be heard within the video after seeing the huge stitched up laceration on prime of his hand.
Dan Hooker getting his solid off and stitches eliminated put up surgical procedure
@danthehangman pic.twitter.com/J5jDoR8nfu
— Bond. WonderBond (@wonderbondmma) March 11, 2025
Hooker (24-12) is ranked No. 6 within the light-weight division and has received has final three fights. The thrilling fighter has been plagued with accidents over the past couple of years.
He was scheduled to face Jalin Turner at UFC 285 however was pressured to withdraw as a result of a hand harm. He was slated to tackle King [Bobby] Inexperienced in December 2023 however an harm pressured him out of the battle. Hooker fought as soon as in 2024. The fractured hand that pressured him out of the high-profile battle towards Gaethje wasn’t the best way he needed to begin 2025.
Rafael Fiziev stepped in as Hooker’s substitute towards Gaethje and was defeated a second time by “The Spotlight.”
