Dan Hooker, UFC 290 official weigh-in Credit score: Eddie Legislation/Cageside Press
Hooker did point out it himself for a second on his daughter’s YouTube channel.
“Dad had a fight, or was supposed to have a fight, but I’ve busted my paw,” he mentioned.
Hooker (24-12) was set for a highly-anticipated and violent combat with Gaethje on the principle card of UFC 313. The hand damage takes one huge matchup away, however could have opened the door for one more.
Rafael Fiziev, who misplaced a majority choice to Gaethje at UFC 286 in 2023, has been itching for one more shot on the light-weight.
“Let’s run it back,” his submit mentioned.
For Fiziev it’s an opportunity at snapping a two-fight shedding streak by getting a second shot at including one other huge identify to his resume.
For Hooker it’s an absolute setback for the light-weight who’s on a 3-fight win streak. The momentum constructed by wins over Claudio Puelles, Jalin Turner and Mateusz Gamrot should maintain on for at the very least a bit longer to repay.
