LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JULY 08: Dan Hooker responds after going 3 rounds versus Jalin Turner in a light-weight bout throughout UFC 290 at T-Mobile Arena on July 08, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hooker won the bout by split choice. (Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images)
November 22, 2023 9:40 am ET
Dan Hooker broke the very same arm he hurt in his previous battle.
Hooker (23-12 MMA, 13-8 UFC) was required to withdraw from his light-weight co-headliner versus Bobby Green (31-14-1 MMA, 12-9-1 UFC) set up for Dec. 2 at UFC on ESPN 52 after breaking his arm.
(In) sparring the other day, copped a little a kick,” Hooker informed Submission Radio“Got sent out to an X-ray. She’s custard … Yeah, it simply broke in the very same location, and it type of is what it is.”
Hooker broke his ideal arm in the preliminary of his barnburner versus Jalin Turner at UFC 290 in July, which needed surgical treatment. The City Kickboxing fighter confesses he needs to have taken more time off before returning.
“I took a danger,” Hooker stated. “I certainly returned a little quicker than … Yeah, like, it’s all on me. I hurried to come back. I wished to combat. I understood the danger of returning that rapidly, and we chanced and we turn up snake eyes, child.”
Hooker, who’s coming off back-to-back wins, stated he re-injured his arm throughout sparring.
“Yeah, simply sparring the other day,” Hooker stated. “Bro, among those things. I obstructed a thousand starts the last number of months and simply one hit on the ideal area and it simply, yeah. It is what it is.”
“The Hangman” is anticipated to go under the knife once again to fix his arm and sees UFC 300 in April as a great date to target for his return.
“I’ll be back,” Hooker stated. “UFC 300 in 5 months. That’s an excellent target. Whatever occurs for a factor. That a person wasn’t suggested to be. Yeah, UFC 300 in 5 months. Consulting with the cosmetic surgeon, that’s a comfy target for 3 months of rehabilitation and the training school. Onto the future.”
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