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2023-07-11 07:00:00
Dan Hooker defeated Jalin Turner in a split decision following a tough fight at UFC 290

“He who fights is not dead.” That saying was applied perfectly by Dan Hooker in one of the most adverse fights of a career nourished by 35 fights. The UFC 290 event featured the stellar participation of him once morest Jalin Turner at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and he had to continue until the last instances with two fractures on his back to set up an appointment nominated for “fight of the year”.

This was judged by the specialized site MMA Fighting following El Colgador came back from the cross by split decision thanks to two of the three referees giving him the 29-28 victory. However, La Tarántula was far from facilitating the victory in a crossover that brought together two of the tallest fighters in the lightweight division. So much so that at the close of the first round, Hooker suffered a violent kick to his head, which generated a thud and demonstrated the aggressiveness of this attempt to take him down.

Given the chilling appearance and the striking sound caused, it is interpreted that there he suffered the first of the fractures duo that accompanied him in the fight. This is described in the skull x-ray practiced following the battle, where it is possible to observe the broken bone located on the right cheek of his face. This analysis was uploaded on his social networks. The blow generated a torrent of divisible blood at the end of the actions in Nevada, although he dismissed it following declaring it was only a “scratch” in conversation with UFC commentator Joe Rogan.

Dan Hooker defeated Jalin Turner in a split decision following a tough fight at UFC 290

In dialogue with The MMA Hour, he recalled that moment and assured that he suffered an injury to his right arm in the middle of that first round: “I went back and watched and I think it was a bit of a slow process. I think it was a front kick in the first round that I think might have broken him up a bit.”

“Right into the second round, I look at my arm because it’s not responding the way I want it to, and then he lands a couple more kicks and I think that breaks it. I definitely felt it in the second round. I said to myself: ‘Something is happening here’”, remarked the 33-year-old athlete. In case words aren’t enough to describe the picture, the fighter posted an impression of the studies on his personal Instagram account to detail the severity.

In the same way, while he was inside the cage, he hid these discomforts in a great way and was close to ending the fight in his favor, but he did not manage to complete the submission once morest the 28-year-old American at the end of the second act. “I mightn’t feel my right hand, and then it wasn’t until the third round, I dropped him and tried to finish him off, I was following up with punches, and it was a punch and I was like, ‘I’m going to throw my right hand. anyway’. I threw the right one and felt it go completely out of place. My entire right arm was left dead. I didn’t want to win like that.”

“I was just controlling him from above with my right elbow and I kept up hitting him with my left hand,” he said. And he referred to how his right arm was: “Pretty sore. But, what might we do? We’ll fix everything and we’ll be back to 100 percent in no time.”

The bloody fight that left a UFC star with a broken cheekbone and arm: “It’s not how I wanted to win”

One of the most iconic fights of 2023 might end with Hooker receiving a medical suspension from the organization. This procedure is common in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) to protect those responsible for the show and ensure their full rehabilitation.

Beyond the final result, the winner uploaded an image next to the loser to show the excellent camaraderie with Jalin Turner: “He is a tough boy. He has a great future. I respect him a lot. I am very grateful for the support of everyone and everyone who supported me and knew that I would go through the other side.

The cheekbone and arm fractures suffered by Dan Hooker

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