Number five ranked UFC Lightweight Islam Makachev was set to face Rafael Dos Anjos at UFC 267 on October 30th. But former Lightweight Champion Dos Anjos has been forced to pull out of the fight due to injury. On Thursday September 30th Dana White announced that number six ranked UFC Lightweight Dan Hooker would be stepping into fight Makachev.
Hooker pulled off an impressive victory Saturday night against Nasrat Haqparast. The win by decision was even more spectacular considering that hooker had arrived in the country less than 48 hours from his native New Zealand due to issues with his work Visa. Hooker will train for the fight that was offered to him the same day it was announced in Las Vegas, and then will travel to Abu Dhabi on Yas Island.
Often hailed as the second coming of the greatest lightweight of all time, Khabib Nurmagomedov. Islam Makhachev is making his own name in the UFC, and is quickly becoming one of the most exciting fighters in the UFC Lightweight division. A division packed with amazing fighters and big names. Makachev has been on an eight fight win streak. With wins over big names, Thiago Moises and Drew Dober. He hopes to add Hooker to the list of names in his win column on October 30th.
It is rumored that UFC 267 will be a free event the first numbered UFC not to be a PPV since UFC 138 in November of 2011. The card will feature two title fights. The First being an interim title bout between number 1 Ranked Bantamweight Petr Yan and number three ranked Bantamweight Corey Sandhagen. The card will be headlined by Light Heavyweight Champion Jan Blachowicz and number one ranked Light Heavyweight Glover Teixiera.
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