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 ‘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.

Yesterday morning, Dan Hooker and Justin Gaethje’s highly-anticipated showdown was cancelled when Hooker suffered a gruesome hand injury during sparring. There is now major speculation, with Gaethje noting that he will still be fighting on the card.

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,

In a significant development ahead of UFC 313, scheduled for March 8, 2025, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Dan Hooker has withdrawn from his co-main event bout against Justin Gaethje due to a hand injury sustained during training.