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Josh Hokit Faces Derrick Lewis While Alex Pereira Challenges Ciryl Gane for Interim Title at UFC White House Event
Undefeated heavyweight Josh Hokit meets Derrick Lewis on Sunday while Alex Pereira challenges Ciryl Gane for the interim title on the same card at the White House venue.
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Josh Hokit will face Derrick Lewis on Sunday at UFC White House: Freedom 250 while Alex Pereira challenges Ciryl Gane for the interim heavyweight title in the co-main event. The card takes place June 14, 2026, at the White House venue. Hokit enters with a 9-0 record.
He told cameras during UFC Embedded that he recently signed an eight-fight contract with the promotion. "When you put on a fight like I put on last fight, I don't think I'm going anywhere," Hokit said, per Sherdog. "He's just talking just to talk.
Alex Pereira told reporters that Hokit might be fighting his last UFC bout depending on the outcome against Lewis. Hokit dismissed the suggestion and attributed Pereira's comments to fear. The matchup follows a week of verbal exchanges.
Hokit made a slur-laced comment targeting Pereira at a press conference last month and repeated it during a hotel encounter. Pereira acknowledged finding the comments disrespectful but said he plans to stay composed and avoid giving Hokit the reaction he wants. Hokit fights Lewis while Pereira meets Gane on Sunday's card at the White House venue.
