Hand injury forces Hooker out of lightweight fight against Gaethje in UFC 313
Dan Hooker opens up on hand injury that forced him out of UFC 313
Who should replace Dan Hooker against Justin Gaethje at UFC 313?
Justin Gaethje says five lightweights turned down UFC 313 fight; two respond
Justin Gaethje outed numerous lightweights for apparently declining to fight him on short notice at UFC 313. Gaethje was in need of a new opponent after Dan Hooker withdrew from their March 8 co-main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas due to a fractured hand.
Justin Gaethje gets new UFC 313 opponent as Rafael Fiziev steps in for rematch
Justin Gaethje will still compete at UFC 313 in Las Vegas, but it’ll be Rafael Fiziev instead of Dan Hooker who faces him.
Justin Gaethje claims 5 UFC stars rejected fight, Dustin Poirier says otherwise
Justin Gaethje says several fighters *understandably* turned him down at UFC 313. The former BMF titleholder was set to go to war with Dan Hooker next week in Las Vegas until a hand injury pulled "Hangman" from the lightweight bout altogether.