The highly anticipated lightweight matchup between Dan Hooker and Bobby Green at UFC Austin has been canceled due to an injury suffered by Hooker. Sources have confirmed that Hooker is unable to compete in the scheduled co-main event. The promotion is now in search of a replacement opponent for Green.
UFC Austin: Event Details and Headlining Matchup
Get ready for an action-packed evening of mixed martial arts as UFC Austin comes to the Moody Center in Austin on December 2nd. While the highly anticipated lightweight matchup between Dan Hooker and Bobby Green has unfortunately been canceled due to Hooker’s injury, there is still a thrilling main event to look forward to. Beneil Dariush will be facing off against Arman Tsarukyan in a clash of top-tier fighters.
The lightweight bout between Dariush and Tsarukyan promises to be an intense showdown, showcasing the skills and talents of these two competitors. Both fighters have an impressive track record and have been making waves in the division with their recent performances. This matchup is sure to deliver a memorable fight that will keep fans on the edge of their seats.
To catch all the action, make sure to tune in to ESPN+. The network will be broadcasting the entire event, giving fans the opportunity to witness the hard-hitting punches, lightning-fast submissions, and incredible displays of athleticism that have made the UFC one of the most exciting sports organizations in the world.
Dan Hooker’s Injury History and Bobby Green’s Unbeaten Streak
Unfortunately, injuries have plagued Dan Hooker throughout the year. This recent injury that forced him out of his scheduled matchup with Bobby Green at UFC Austin is the second time in 2023 that he has had to withdraw from a fight. Earlier this year, a broken hand prevented Hooker from facing Jalin Turner at UFC 285.
However, he did eventually face Turner at UFC 290, where he secured a thrilling split decision victory to extend his winning streak to two. Despite these setbacks, Hooker has shown incredible resilience and determination in his previous fights, and fans have come to expect thrilling performances from him.
On the other hand, Bobby Green has been on an impressive unbeaten streak in 2023. He has showcased his skills with stoppage wins against Tony Ferguson and Grant Dawson, proving that he is a force to be reckoned with in the lightweight division. Green’s confidence and momentum heading into UFC Austin make him a formidable opponent for any fighter.
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this is Theo with the pro he’s
3441 in one he’s one of the ogs in the
fight game he’s a number 13th ranked USC
lightweight he’s King Bobby green In the
Flesh icon MMA Mareno Valley just
finished practice how we doing the
hardest working [ __ ] in the
building the king let’s go how we doing
man Theo’s been chasing you for four or
five years man you’re hard TI get
finally we chase you down and here we
are I stay in the shadows you know I’m a
little I be in my own to my own I’ll be
on my own little solo tip and if it’s
meant to be it’s meant to be and so I
guess now’s the time listen man you’re
two and 0 since you switched your name
officially to King Green performance of
the night bonuses back-to-back fights
you’re in high
demand I’ve been telling people I was
going to do this I’ve been telling y’all
y’all just catching on now you know like
go back and watch all my fights I’ve
been been doing the same thing ain’t
nothing changed but the day this is
going to be your fourth fight in 2023
this is going to be your fifth fight in
a calendar year you always step up short
notice you take the fights you’re facing
Dan hooker he’s a number ninth ranked
guy UFC Austin the co-main event here we
are yeah it’s a five round Banger you
know don’t miss out I feel like we the
true Main Event that’s what you guys
want to see we’re going to come and give
it to y’all so it’s going to go down
that’s all you expect no B down the line
and it’s not a main event it’s a co-main
event how do we get this thing five
rounds you tell me how they did that you
know they they did some little some real
sneaky little uh you know but it’s five
rounds I’m like I’m down long as they
pay me I’m gonna get my check it is what
it is you’ll face anybody is this the
first time you had to fight a
[Laughter]
hooker yeah I guess so yeah I don’t
because I don’t trick on these on these
girls so it’s the first time the hooker
I gotta fight a hooker guy um
good well listen man we know Dan
hooker’s game to fight anyone we saw his
last performance we seen your last
performance we seen you fight we seen
him fight what kind of fight are you
expecting over there UFC Austin against
Dan hooker what am I expecting with
hooker I’m expecting a blood bro I’m
expecting us to go out there to a fight
of the night performance be my number 10
or number 11 I’m losing count on how
many Fighter the nights I got um so I’m
just expecting to be winning another
Ward certainly man you’re going to put
your name in the running you’re taking
every single fight you get this Victory
you’re in the top 10 the Schmo knows
you’re in this game still because you’re
chasing that gold belt you want a little
bit of cash Ola man but what would a
victory bring for you what are your
expectations in your division there’s a
BMF belt we also know that Islam makf is
a champion someone you faced on short
notice what are your expectations with
the victory December 2nd
expectations uh i’ be on some other [ __ ]
scho I don’t even be like entertain with
all the little this and that like I’m
probably thinking more so about like
doing like a Ultimate Fighter show you
know like I might do that like I’ve been
hearing they say Max Griffin’s uh Max
Holloway is the best boxer in the UFC
I’m like bro my boxing’s pretty [ __ ]
cold let’s find out who’s the better
boxer he was talking about coming and
fighting gatei I’m like n you gotta come
see me first you know um and but I gotta
crack that top to him before I can get
him we like that we’ll get to that in
one moment let’s talk about that boxing
though CU he certainly got some of the
best most slickest boxing in all mixed
martial arts you bring your hands down
really low you agile you got the speed
who’s in your top five lists currently
include yourself of the best boxers in
the USC because the Schmo recently asked
Jamal Hill this question your name
wasn’t on the list yeah yeah shout out
to my dog H you know I felt like but he
has some good people that he picked and
and and they heavyweight so you’re gonna
see who they see you know I mean if I
said the best boxers hm I would say and
then I got to do with the the five all
the way count to the countdown whatever
you want it could be in order it doesn’t
have to be order gonna do an order all
that order [ __ ] I would probably say
Dustin I get Dustin
it I’mma give it to
Connor I’mma give it to
Max
me and the last one who got the sick ass
boxing who got some sick ass
boxing I be seeing I be hearing a little
bit like there’s a couple people that
that got of got that top five that that
last five I would say Rob font is in
there I would say uh uh what’s the
little mean dude uh I can’t even think
Brandon Moreno nah hell no hell no I’m
talking about uh he ain’t even like came
up like up there yet but got some sick
ass box I can’t even think his name
right now what’s this nigga’s name he
just
lost I don’t can’t think of his name but
let me see like go New York New York on
that car not on the New York C maybe two
three cars ago I find his name and I’m
like that guy you know I can’t even
think of his name he’s still up and
coming uh he fought did he fight Billy
cono did he fight Billy or I want to say
he’s like a 45er or 35er but nasty
little Mexican kid got boxing and stuff
I like his style um man I know I’m
missing some people I’m just a like I
got a brain fart right now who else is
to be number five it’s okay man at least
it’s not a real fart we’re in a very
very close quarters here in the room
next door but talk to them Schmo for a
second man a guy who’s been a legend the
sport you got a victory over Tony
Ferguson alaki he’s on a losing streak
right now he’s fighting Patty the Badd
piml do you think this is Tony’s last
fight do you have any words of advice
for Tony Ferguson we know you got mutual
respect for the man yeah yeah nothing
but respect for my dog
um I I would say keep going kid you know
I mean like everybody tells him to
retire and stuff he retired when he
wants to retire don’t let nobody tell
you different and and I fought Tony so I
know what I was dealing with in there
and the whole entire time even though I
was kicking his ass Tony was never
giving up he was never going to quit he
was never going to break and he got that
Warrior Spirit still so as long as you
got that Warrior Spirit go do your thing
bro you know what I mean and I think
he’s gonna be Patty and he’s been
training with David Goggins too man
that’s got to mean something that guy’s
caught cardio for days yeah everybody’s
saying that you know I’m a little
confused too just like the rest of the
MMA crowd like I just feel like Tony
needs a sick ass guy like me who could
kind of tone in his weirdness and put
some BAS back together some of the basic
things and he’ll be nice but I don’t
know why he’s doing all this cardio
stuff I think he’d be dope if he just
picked up some of the basics his jab a
little better you know his head movement
a little better those small little
things like that he’d be great you know
but I think that’s where the problem is
that he’s punching his chin still up and
he’s getting hit you know somebody’s
helping him with those aspects of
fighting not that uh it’s nothing to do
with his heart or or his cardio so back
to the BMF which belt means more to you
the BMF title or the lightweight strap
um I’d say the BMF IID say the BMF but
uh gatei has it right now and gatei
sends me all my gloves and stuff you
know gayy takes care of me shout out
Onyx yeah yeah those are the best
[ __ ] gloves I’ve ever had and and I’m
really appreciative I’m thankful I’m gon
let him do his thing when he gives the
belt up then I’ll come take it we like
it we like it Islam makf former foe is
he worthy of the number one
pound-for-pound ranking in the UFC right
now um no I think that’s Jon Jones you
got to always give it to Jones Jon Jones
has put his body at work in and you
nobody can do what that guy’s done until
Islam is starting to fight in other
divisions and show that he’s taking on
on the different caliber like that then
he could be the the pound-for-pound I’ll
give him number two you know but even
then I still would say vul would be
number two and then he be number three
just because he beat vul they like their
rankings is always weird and how they
put people and stuff but I still put vul
as number two that guy is beating
everybody fighting everybody signing up
Islam’s fighting once a blue moon vocal
say hey I’ll fight this time I’ll fight
again I’ll go up a weight I’ll go down
weight that’s the true pound-for-pound
so I would say Jon Jones vul maybe than
Islam there it is and vul he’s returning
back to the featherweight division
against ilot at Poria in February some
people are saying it’s too soon if
someone who fights on short notice we
can’t be saying that yeah yeah man no no
I think as long as he takes a little
time to don’t take any damage he trains
properly he’ll be fine you know like
when I fought Dober literally after
getting knocked that I said put me back
in literally the same day I hit Dana up
like put me back in and like people like
you should probably take a break I’m
like no I know what was going on I was
kicking that kid’s ass he got a [ __ ]
hell marry and sometimes [ __ ] happens
but I knew how to train smart don’t take
too much damage right now you just got
dropped so just let your brain rest but
there’s still other things you can do to
get ready I think it’d be fine think
he’ll be okay I think he’s gonna do
great and Jon Jones man he’s going to be
fighting steep andic when he recovers
not Tom Aspen that’s still the right
move
H I feel like Aspen a [ __ ] right now you
know that guy’s on fire I like his
little style I ain’t never watched him
like that but I start watching him
lately he had a little bounce to him I
thought Sergey was gonna get him bro I
thought Sergey is the like the the demon
in in the [ __ ] division so I thought
Sergey was gonna be that guy I thought
nobody would beat Sergey but he just
proved it with with speed and he could
move I like Tom but I just feel like Tom
and stti B should be fighting and Jon
Jones should come back don’t hold the
whole division up you know feel like
they’re holding a whole division up to
wait for him to get healed and then
those two guys fight and then we’ll
figure out what’s going on that’s a lot
of waiting you know and to waste that
that talent that kid has you know he
needs to be going to work circling Back
to December 2nd the main event benil
darush Arman suian would you like the
winner of that fight in this next
trajectory for Bobby green or listen it
doesn’t matter again it’s all
circumstantial um I’d
say it’s I got a lot of people that want
my name a lot of people that want to
fight me a lot of people are saying that
they want to get down now all of a
sudden that I’m hot what I want to fight
those guys Armen guy is [ __ ] boring
and I can’t stand watching him fight
every time I watch him fight I go to
sleep so and then he calls out 50 G’s
Dana give me 50 gz I’m like for what
what did you do that was terrible and
so I don’t like the fight the boring
guys those guys [ __ ] suck like that’s
just [ __ ] weird those guys are weird
so I got I respect D I respect benil the
work Bill’s put in you know and so I
like benil but that Armen guy just is a
terrible [ __ ] fighter I had to
already do that with Dawson and Dawson
was a sleeper she like man I don’t want
to keep fighting the boring guys those
guys suck so what is exactly motivating
King Green what’s motivating me the
ability to change people’s lives around
me that’s the only thing that motivated
me change my kids lives change my homies
lives change whatever woman’s in my life
you know um that’s it I’m just trying to
the people around me change my coach’s
lives that’s it I don’t care about
nothing else like what we all gotten
this for we all gotten this for to make
our lives better like people are talking
about the championship and all that [ __ ]
sounds cool but no I gotten this [ __ ] to
make my life better a poor homeless
foster care kid with no Mom and no dad I
came here to get a house and I left with
three of them and apartment complex so
that’s what I’m all about is getting
that and changing people’s lives a true
OG a true Pioneer a man of the People
final message for all the King Green
fans out there
worldwide the final message uh if I had
a final message King Army you know I
mean shout out to everybody who who
supports me who who really be rocking
with me this whole way through if you
didn’t know it now you know like that
the new fans are catching on I’ve been
doing it since day one ain’t nothing
gonna change hands down in your face
bringing that action it’s the same me
shout out to the king Army let’s go
humans like you make the fight game the
most electrifying thing to watch on
television and in person he’s the pro
I’m the Schmo icon MMA we’re
