Former interim light-weight champion, Justin Gaethje will make his return to motion at UFC 313 on March 8. — taking up surging Kiwi striker, Dan Hooker over the course of 5 rounds in a co-headliner on the T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Gaethje, the present quantity three ranked light-weight contender, will make his return to motion for the primary time since final April, the place he suffered a buzzer-beating fifth spherical knockout loss to Max Holloway within the pair’s symbolic BMF championship pairing.
As for Hooker, the surging quantity 5 ranked challenger improved to 3-0 in as many fights again in August, taking house a hard-fought unanimous resolution win over Polish contender, Mateusz Gamrot in Australia.
In addition to the return of Gaethje in a showdown in opposition to Hooker, the promotion may also host an enormous mild heavyweight title headliner between knockout kingpin, Alex Pereira, who appears to lastly settle his variations in opposition to surging primary ranked challenger, Magomed Ankalaev.
Justin Gaethje set for 5 spherical co-headliner with Dan Hooker at UFC 311
Earlier this night, the promotion’s official Instagram account leaked the above-mentioned duo of high-profile pairings on their official social media, earlier than hooking the submit promptly.
