Former interim lightweight champion, Justin Gaethje will make his return to action at UFC 313 on March 8. — taking on surging Kiwi striker, Dan Hooker over the course of five rounds in a co-headliner at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Gaethje, the current number three ranked lightweight contender, will make his return to action for the first time since last April, where he suffered a buzzer-beating fifth round knockout loss to Max Holloway in the pair’s symbolic BMF championship pairing.
As for Hooker, the surging number five ranked challenger improved to 3-0 in as many fights back in August, taking home a hard-fought unanimous decision win over Polish contender, Mateusz Gamrot in Australia.