Dan ‘The Hangman’ Hooker has gone under the knife for the injury that forced him out of his UFC 313 co-main event fight against Justin Gaethje.

Dan Hooker, who’s trained extensively with Israel Adesanya, at City Kickboxing in Auckland, New Zealand, says that his friend is misunderstood. While some fans aren’t too fond of ‘The Last Style Bender’, his countryman is adamant that the former UFC middleweight champion is a lovely character. Whereas, he himself, isn’t quite so kind.

Dan Hooker has been forced to withdraw from his fight against Justin Gaethje at UFC 313 on March 8 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas due to a hand injury. In a social media post, Hooker announced in a video uploaded to YouTube that he would not participate in the five-round,