"Josh Hokit (7-0) versus Denzel Freeman (7-1) joins a card headlined by Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett, set for January 24, 2026 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. News of the booking was first reported by MMA Junkie. Hotkit later confirmed the match-up, adding his usual, brash promotional style to the mix. "So boring indeed, but every other guy turned me down and I wanted to be on UFC 324 so here we are,"
"they forced him to sign the contract or else they woulda cut him like his last opponent... I'm helping the UFC out on this one, your (sic) welcome UFC," Hokit wrote on social media in response to a fan's complaint that the promotion had matched him with a "boring bum heavyweight." Hotkit, who fought his way into the UFC on Dana White's Contender Series earlier this year, won his promotional debut last month by knocking out BJJ expert Max Gimenis inside of a minute."
UFC 324 is scheduled for January 24, 2026 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The interim UFC lightweight championship main event features Justin Gaethje versus Paddy Pimblett. The card also lists Kayla Harrison (c) vs. Amanda Nunes for the women's bantamweight title, Sean O'Malley vs. Song Yadong, Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Derrick Lewis, Arnold Allen vs. Jean Silva, and multiple other matchups. A heavyweight bout between Josh Hokit (7-0) and Denzel Freeman (7-1) was added. Hokit entered the UFC via Dana White's Contender Series and recently knocked out Max Gimenis; Freeman is a former LFA heavyweight champion.
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