Dan Hooker said he is out of his five-round fight against Justin Gaethje on March 8 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) due to a hand injury. The injury was first revealed when Hooker mentioned it in a video posted to his daughter’s YouTube channel, “Zoe Hooker TV,” on Tuesday.

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,

Justin Gaethje vs. Dan Hooker, one of the hottest fights of the year, is no longer taking place next weekend in Las Vegas after a broken hand forced Hooker off the card. It's currently unknown at this time if Gaethje will fight a short-notice replacement or at another event.