Dana White reveals last-minute fight arranged at arena during UFC 327

Dana White shared the story of how a bout was organized in approximately one hour during UFC 327 at the arena for an upcoming White House event. White asked if Derrick Lewis wanted to compete at the event, and Lewis immediately agreed, asking White to thank the president. White then instructed matchmaker Mick Maynard to find Lewis an opponent. Initially planning to discuss it the following week, the situation changed when Joe Rogan asked during the broadcast if there was still room on the White House card. White then had Maynard approach Josh Emmett (referred to as Hokita in the original Russian text), who was being loaded into an ambulance at the time, and he agreed to the fight.