Dana White reveals last-minute fight booking for White House event during UFC 327

Dana White shared the story of how the UFC organized an additional fight for the upcoming White House event within just one hour during UFC 327. White asked Derrick Lewis if he wanted to compete at the White House event, and Lewis immediately agreed, telling White to thank the president. White instructed matchmaker Mick Maynard to find an opponent for Lewis, initially planning to finalize it the following week. However, when Joe Rogan mentioned the White House card during the UFC 327 broadcast and asked if there was room for more fights, White realized they needed to act immediately. He sent Maynard to speak with Josh Hockit, who was being loaded into an ambulance at the time, and Hockit agreed to compete at the White House event.