Dan Hooker and Arman Tsarukyan step into UFC Qatar carrying two very different kinds of unfinished business. Hooker’s return at UFC Qatar feels like a long-paused chapter finally restarting. He hasn’t fought since August 2024, when he gutted out a hard-earned win over Mateusz Gamrot . A year later, his high-profile clash with Justin Gaethje was scrapped, leaving fans waiting even longer to see ‘The Hangman’ back in the cage. Now he’s here again; rangy, gritty, and carrying that trademark pressure that turns every Hooker fight into a war.

Across from him stands Arman Tsarukyan, a contender who’s had his own delays. His title rematch with Islam Makhachev at UFC 311 vanished overnight after a back injury, and he hasn’t fought since edging out Charles Oliveira in at UFC 300. B

See Full Page