Former interim light-weight champion, Justin Gaethje has confirmed he’s at present getting ready to make his return to motion as quickly as UFC 313 on March 8. subsequent — claiming he’s at present focused to share the Octagon with surging New Zealand striker, Dan Hooker.
Gaethje, a former interim titleholder and symbolic BMF gold holder, has been sidelined since UFC 300 again in April of final yr.
Most just lately that includes on the monumental most important card towards former featherweight kingpin, Max Holloway, Arizona native, Gaethje would drop a highlight-reel buzzer-beating knockout loss to the Hawaiian, succumbing to strikes for simply third knockout lack of his profession.
Justin Gaethje confirms plans for UFC 313 barnburner combat with Dan Hooker
And linked with a number of opponents to make his return to motion within the months since, former interim titleholder, Gaethje has now confirmed he’s gearing up coaching for a return to the Octagon as quickly as UFC 313 in Las Vegas, with a speculated fight with streaking City Kickboxing star, Hooker at present focused.
“So there’s no official combat signed, however I informed the UFC perhaps two, three months in the past that March was, , the date I used to be in search of,” Justin Gaethje stated on his official YouTube channel. “I do know there’s a combat March eighth in Las Vegas, in order that’s the one I informed them I wished to be on. I believe they’re determining fights proper now, however I’m actually mentally getting ready, bodily getting ready to combat on that date.”
“… Once you take a loss like that and also you’re as aggressive as we’re, then it lights a fireplace underneath your ass,” Justin Gaethje defined. “So we’re again to it, again to, , again within the swing of issues and again preparing for a selected day, a selected opponent. I believe it’s going to be Dan Hooker, however, , with the UFC, issues can at all times change.
Himself within the midst of a three-fight successful run, Kiwi contender, Hooker returned to the light-weight division with a dominant physique kick TKO win over Claudio Puelles, earlier than racking up a pair of back-to-back resolution wins over Jalin Turner, after which Mateusz Gamrot — most just lately besting the Pole at UFC 304 final summer time.
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