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Injury woes have kept Dan Hooker away from the octagon since Aug. 2024. Now, in a recent video on social media, 'The Hangman' provided fans with an update regarding his current situation, and it entailed surgery on his right hand.
While fighters are no strangers to surgeries, this one in particular was a bizarre experience for Hooker due to the simple fact that he was conscious for part of it. Nevertheless, he embraced it all in classic Hooker fashion, and seemed to be in good spirits in the video. He said:
"So, I just had a second hand surgery today, and nothing major. I just had too much scar tissue in the joint, so they just went in there and cleaned it out in there. But it was pretty freaky, they kept me awake for the first half of the surgery, and I remember kind of coming to, and there was the curtain, and I pull the curtain and I had a look over and I was watching them do it. They were cutting into my hand and I could see the screws and stuff."
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There is no news on who Hooker will face upon his return, but he was recently feuding with Arman Tsarukyan on social media, poking fun at the latter for withdrawing from his UFC 311 lightweight title fight with Islam Makhachev.
He did as many have, and accused Tsarukyan of injuring his own back in an ill-fated attempt at impressing Nina-Marie Daniele, a UFC content creator, with his wrestling warm-up stretches.
Dan Hooker has revitalized his career
There was a time when Dan Hooker seemed somewhat directionless, having lost several fights to top contenders in the lightweight division. Fortunately, he has rebounded from a previously tough run that even saw him take a swing at featherweight to no avail. Upon his return to lightweight, he went on a tear.
He won his last three fights, including a hard-fought win over wrestler extraordinaire Mateusz Gamrot at UFC 305. The win landed 'The Hangman' in the No. 6 spot in the lightweight rankings, and one more win could see him fight for the title.
