Justin Gaethje won’t be fighting Dan Hooker at UFC 313, but he has no shortage of opponents willing to step up to challenge him.
A bevy of high-profile lightweights have volunteered their services to replace Hooker after “The Hangman” announced Tuesday that a hand injury has forced him out of his March 8 fight with Gaethje.
Rafael Fiziev was first to throw his hat in the ring, reacting to the unfortunate news a little over an hour after it broke.
“Let’s run it back,” Fiziev wrote on Twitter.
Fiziev lost a majority decision to Gaethje at UFC 286, a bout that won Fight of the Night honors. “Ataman” has been itching for a return to action since injuring his knee in the second round of a bout against Mateusz…