Dan Hooker is on the street again to restoration, stitches and all.
On Monday, the veteran UFC light-weight supplied an replace by way of social media on the hand surgical procedure he lately underwent to handle an damage that lately compelled him out of a UFC 313 conflict with Justin Gaethje.
Watch the video under.
Hooker beforehand shared footage of his hand post-surgery and it seems that he has progressed to the stage the place stitches could be eliminated and therapeutic can proceed. The ultimate scene of the uploaded video exhibits 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 battle Gaethje. “The Spotlight” went on to battle short-notice substitute Rafael Fiziev in a rematch at UFC 313, with Gaethje profitable a unanimous choice and each fighters going dwelling with a $50,000 Struggle of the Night time bonus.
Hooker is probably going desirous to make his comeback as quickly as doable on condition 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 cut up choice over fellow high contender Mateusz Gamrot at UFC 305.
