The UFC White House card just received a major heavyweight boost, with Josh Hokit set to face Derrick Lewis on June 14 in Washington D.C.
The matchup was booked after Donald Trump asked UFC CEO Dana White why Derrick Lewis was not already on the UFC White House lineup. White then called Lewis from the Kaseya Center, and Lewis accepted the offer to compete at the White House card.
On the other side, Josh Hokit agreed to the fight shortly after earning a unanimous decision win over Curtis Blaydes. That victory improved Hokit to 3-0 in the UFC.
The bout is described as the unexpected seventh fight added to the UFC White House card and is expected to be the final addition. Derrick Lewis enters the matchup coming off a knockout loss to Waldo Cortes-Acosta in his previous outing. Dana White has said in the past that Lewis is one of Donald Trump’s favorite fighters.
