Overview
- At the Friday ceremonial weigh-in, Josh Hokit grabbed Joe Rogan’s microphone, danced for the ring girls, and was booed after hitting 233 pounds, 28 fewer than Curtis Blaydes.
- Octagon girls Red Della Cruz and Brooklyn Wren posted quick Instagram reactions to the scene, signaling discomfort even as they laughed on stage.
- Dana White said Hokit's theatrics are "not my thing" and emphasized that results in the cage will determine his future opportunities.
- The weigh-in capped a week of stunts that included a hotel run-in with Jiri Prochazka, needling Carlos Ulberg, and remarks that bantamweight Cody Gibson called racist, which drew heavy "cringe" pushback from fans.
- Hokit is 2-0 in the UFC after earning a contract on Dana White’s Contender Series, and he now faces No. 5 Curtis Blaydes on the UFC 327 main card in Miami in what many see as a test of spectacle versus staying power.