Former interim lightweight champion, Justin Gaethje will remain on next weekend’s UFC 313 card in a co-main event setting — rematching striking talent, Rafael Fiziev on a weeks’ notice in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Gaethje, a former interim lightweight titleholder and prior symbolic BMF champion, was initially slated to take on surging Kiwi striker, Dan Hooker in a potential title-eliminator over the course of five rounds next weekend at UFC 313.
However, earlier this week, City Kickboxing star, Hooker confirmed his withdrawal from the card, citing a small hand fracture in the lead up to his clash with Gaethje.