Photo: Dan Hooker undergoes hand surgery after UFC 313 withdrawal
Hooker (24-12 MMA, 14-8 UFC) withdrew from his lightweight co-main event against Justin Gaethje (25-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) Saturday at UFC 313 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPNews/Disney+, ESPN+) after sustaining an injury to his left hand.
“The Hangman” fractured his hand and has undergone surgery to repair it. He took to Instagram to share the news.
Hooker was looking to build on his three-fight winning streak after victories over Claudio Puelles, Jalin Turner, and most recently a Fight of the Night over Mateusz Gamrot at UFC 305 last August.
Gaethje will remain on the UFC 313 card and run things back with Rafael Fiziev (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) instead. Gaethje edged out Fiziev by majority decision in their first fight at UFC 286.
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