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UFC’s White House event now has a new bout added to the card. Named UFC Freedom 250, the first ever sporting event taking place at the White House goes down on Sunday, June 14. Originally, the card had six fights only, but a seventh has now been added.
At UFC 327 in Miami, Florida, Dana White went live on Instagram during the main card. He was even filming himself live while sitting cage-side, where he revealed he had an announcement. This was right after Josh Hokit picked up a decision victory over Curtis Blaydes in a brutal fight, and Dana announced that Hokit would be on the card.
His opponent? Derrick Lewis. Dana explained that President Trump, who was sitting next to White at UFC 327, asked him why Derrick Lewis wasn’t on the UFC Freedom 250 card. Dana went on to say he immediately called up Derrick, who accepted the fight over the phone before going back to see Hokit, where he then also accepted the fight.
Dana White attributed the fight being made to Donald Trump and Joe Rogan. The latter mentioned on commentary immediately after Josh Hokit’s win that he needed to be on the UFC Freedom 250 card, thus, it was made.
Whoa!! Derrick Lewis vs. Josh Hokit is official for the White House Card!!! #UFC327 pic.twitter.com/uehQqHZOhJ
— Bodyslam.net MMA (@BodyslamNetMMA) April 12, 2026
Josh Hokit versus Derrick Lewis joins a star-studded card, which you can see below.
- UFC Lightweight Championship: Ilia Topuria(c) vs. Justin Gaethje
- Interim UFC Heavyweight Championship: Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Gane
- Sean O’Malley vs. Aiemann Zahabi
- Mauricio Ruffy vs. Michael Chandler
- Bo Nickal vs. Kyle Daukus
- Diego Lopes vs. Steve Garcia
- Derrick Lewis vs. Josh Hokit
Again, not Saturday as usual, UFC Freedom 250 will be live on Paramount+ on Sunday, June 14.
