Overview
- Hokit, who beat Curtis Blaydes by unanimous decision in a three-round slugfest Saturday at UFC 327, helped set a heavyweight record with 351 combined significant strikes.
- Dana White said Hokit will face Derrick Lewis on June 14 at the UFC White House event after on-air prodding that involved President Donald Trump and Joe Rogan.
- Blaydes’ team confirmed a fractured orbital bone and broken nose, and he was released from a Miami hospital to recover at home in Colorado.
- Hokit earned both Fight of the Night and Performance of the Night for a total of $200,000 under the new $100,000 bonus policy.
- The win pushed Hokit into the official top five at heavyweight and fueled fresh buzz and backlash, including viral Bo Nickal wrestling footage and a running $100,000 bonus dispute with Paulo Costa.