Dan Hooker is on the highway again to restoration, stitches and all.
On Monday, the veteran UFC light-weight offered an replace by way of social media on the hand surgical procedure he not too long ago underwent to deal with an damage that not too long ago pressured him out of a UFC 313 conflict with Justin Gaethje.
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Hooker beforehand shared footage of his hand post-surgery and it seems that he has progressed to the stage the place stitches may be eliminated and therapeutic can proceed. The ultimate scene of the uploaded video reveals Hooker’s hand to be in comparatively good situation.
There isn’t a timetable for Hooker’s return neither is it identified if matchmakers are nonetheless eyeing him to combat Gaethje. “The Spotlight” went on to combat short-notice alternative Rafael Fiziev in a rematch at UFC 313, with Gaethje profitable a unanimous determination and each fighters going house with a $50,000 Combat of the Night time bonus.
Hooker is probably going desperate to make his comeback as quickly as potential provided that he’s on his first three-fight win streak since 2020. In his most up-to-date outing this previous August, he gained a break up determination over fellow prime contender Mateusz Gamrot at UFC 305.
