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.

UFC lightweight Dan Hooker was supposed to fight Justin Gaethje at UFC 313, but recently had surgery for an injured hand.

Dan Hooker accuses Arman Tsarukyan of inappropriate behavior towards Nina Drama, calling him a 'creep,' but fans largely side with Arman. Hooker, recovering from hand surgery after pulling out of UFC 313,

Dan Hooker calls out Arman Tsarukyan to a fight at #UFC317 👀 “He does an interview with Nina Drama where he’s actually creeping on her… International Fight Week, I’ll kick Arman right in the monobrow.” 🎥 @skysportnz #UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/OrEZeszFdh

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.

When Arman Tsarukyan pulled out just days before UFC 311, people were quite confused with the situation and the timing during which that happened. The post After Dan Hooker’s Jibe at Arman Tsarukyan’s Father,

Dan Hooker claims he is out of Justin Gaethje ‘fight of the year’ due to injury - Hooker showed off a swollen hand on YouTube, saying he ‘was supposed to have a fight’

Dan Hooker has undergone hand surgery following an injury that forced him to withdraw from his highly anticipated co-main event bout against Justin Gaethje at UFC 313.