Dana White shared the remarkable backstory of how UFC arranged an additional bout for the upcoming White House event in just one hour during UFC 327. White asked Derrick Lewis if he wanted to compete 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 mentioned during the UFC 327 broadcast whether there was room on the White House card, White realized they needed to act immediately. He sent Maynard to speak with Josh Hokit, who was being loaded into an ambulance at the time. Despite his condition, Hokit agreed to the fight on the spot, demonstrating the spontaneous nature of fight promotion.
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