Dana White shared the behind-the-scenes story of how a fight for the White House event was organized within an hour during UFC 327. White asked Derrick Lewis if he wanted to fight at the White House card, and Lewis immediately agreed, asking White to thank the president. White then instructed matchmaker Mick Maynard to find an opponent for Lewis, initially planning to finalize details the following week. However, when Joe Rogan asked on air during UFC 327 if there was still room on the White House card, White panicked and sent Maynard to speak with Josh Tukhugov. Tukhugov was being loaded into an ambulance at the time but agreed to the fight on the spot, completing the rapid matchmaking process.
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