Nina Marie Daniele dragged into Arman Tsarukyan – Dan Hooker beef after UFC 313 pullout

Dan Hooker brings in Arman Tsarukyan's controversial injury rumor due to Nina Marie Daniele amidst new rivalry.

Nina Marie Daniele dragged into Arman Tsarukyan – Dan Hooker beef after UFC 313 pullout

Dan Hooker mocks Arman Tsarukyan for allegedly getting injured while making a video for Nina Marie Daniele (via Imago/X)

Dan Hooker has withdrawn from his co-main event fight against Justin Gaethje at UFC 313 due to a hand injury. The setback led top lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan to mock the Kiwi, sparking a heated exchange between the two. Adding to the drama, MMA content creator Nina Marie Daniele has also found herself caught in the mix.

The rivalry between Hooker and Tsarukyan began when Hooker mocked the Armenian for withdrawing from UFC 311 due to a back injury. It was an injury that some fans blamed on his interview with Nina-Marie Daniele. In their latest dispute, Hooker didn’t miss the chance to bring up the past incident to take a jab at Tsarukyan.

I broke my hand preparing for a fight, you hurt your back creeping on @ninamdrama.

Dan Hooker via X

Last month, due to that narrative, ‘Nina Drama’ had to face severe online criticism and threats from fight fans. Even Tsarukyan clarified publicly that the MMA content creator had nothing to do with his injury. However, all the explanation didn’t stop Hooker to go with the same narrative.

‘Hangman’ Hooker is known as one of the most entertaining fighters in the division. Many fans were left disappointed with his withdrawal from the Justin Gaethje fight. The UFC has since announced Rafael Fiziev as his replacement for UFC 313. As for Arman Tsarukyan, it remains to be seen when he will finally make his return.

Arman Tsarukyan is ready to gain back his lost momentum 

Ahead of UFC 311, Arman Tsarukyan had a massive support behind him, thinking that he would stop Islam Makhachev‘s title reign. Given his wrestling prowess and past performance against the pound-for-pound ace, he had chances to pull out an upset. With the injury and pullout, the Armenian fighter has to earn his spot again.

UFC top contender Arman Tsarukyan in his gym
UFC top contender Arman Tsarukyan in his gym (via Instagram)

Tsarukyan accepted this punishment and even called out big names such as Charles Oliveira for a title eliminator. Fans had doubts about the fighter’s injury, but that might not have been a problem. In a recent video, the ‘Armenian’ talked about working on his back to make it strong.

My back doesn’t bother me anymore, but we still doing some core exercises… to make it strong as concrete.

Arman Tsarukyan via his YouTube channel 

Tsarukyan was recently rejected by Ilia Topuria for a lightweight battle. which also raised questions among fans. The drama surrounding the lightweight division has kept the fight fans on their toes. The competitiveness and talent of the 155 weight class is currently at an all-time high.

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