Dana White organized last-minute fight for White House card during UFC 327

Dana White revealed how the UFC rapidly arranged an additional bout for the upcoming White House event while UFC 327 was still ongoing. White asked Derrick Lewis if he wanted to fight at the White House event, and Lewis immediately agreed. Initially planning to finalize details the following week, White's plans accelerated when Joe Rogan asked on the live broadcast if there was room on the White House card. White then sent matchmaker Mick Maynard to speak with Josh Hokit, who was being loaded into an ambulance after his fight, and Hokit agreed to take the bout. The story highlights the spontaneous nature of matchmaking in combat sports.