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Hokit took on Derrick Lewis in a heavyweight matchup earlier this month at UFC White House. Hokit put on a dominant display en route to a second-round knockout win over “The Black Beast.” Hokit surprised everyone with a bizarre armbar attempt late in the first round. Hokit’s armbar technique was lacking, which led to him being unable to complete the submission.
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Hokit claims he wasn’t sincerely looking for a finish with the armbar attempt. However, Hokit certainly knows how to finish an armbar since he earned his sophomore professional win with the move. Hokit claims he wanted to make an impact by knocking out Lewis, who has the most knockout wins in UFC history.
‘I Didn’t Want the Fight to End Like That’
“God forbid someone have a little fun in the cage,” Hokit said on “The Ariel Helwani Show” “I already have an armbar finish in my career, and I don’t know, submitting Derrick at the White House—I don’t think that would have sat right with me. The armbar entry was phenomenal, but I was going to see if he was just going to panic tap… I didn’t want the fight to end like that, and I wanted to knock out the knockout artist. You know, that was where my mind was at.”
Josh Hokit clears up the confusion surrounding his armbar attempt against Derrick Lewis:
“God forbid someone have a little fun in the cage. I already have an armbar finish in my career, and I don’t know, submitting Derrick at the White House—I don’t think that would have sat… pic.twitter.com/UHD8tsOtiJ
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) June 23, 2026
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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