Josh Hokit will put his unbeaten record on the line against Derrick Lewis in a heavyweight showdown at UFC Freedom 250, set for the White House in Washington DC.
Hokit enters the matchup at 9-0 in MMA and 3-0 in the UFC, coming off a unanimous decision win over Curtis Blaydes at UFC 327. He has earned bonuses in all three of his UFC bouts and is listed by oddsmakers at -420 via FanDuel.
Lewis, known as "The Black Beast," brings a 29-13 MMA record and 20-11 UFC mark into the bout and is described as the UFC's knockout leader. He is coming off a second-round loss to Waldo Cortes-Acosta at UFC 324 in January, which followed back-to-back finishes of Rodrigo Nascimento and Tallison Teixeira. FanDuel lists Lewis at +310.
The fight is described as serving as heavyweight entertainment for Donald Trump's birthday party, with one analyst comparing Hokit's potential performance to Cain Velasquez with heavy wrestling and ground and pound. Hokit, referred to as "The Incredible Hok," and Lewis are expected to walk to the cage at approximately 9:40 p.m. ET, and the fight streams live on Paramount+.
