Overview
- Hokit stopped fellow debutant Max Gimenis by TKO at 0:56 of Round 1 on the UFC Vegas 111 prelims at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
- The finish came after a well-timed right hand followed by a barrage of right hands that folded the Brazilian heavyweight.
- Post-fight, Hokit delivered a rhyming, Chael Sonnen–inspired mic routine capped by the line “Valter Walker, you absolutely suck.”
- Hokit entered the UFC at 6-0 with a 100% finish rate after a Contender Series contract and brief stints with the 49ers and Cardinals.
- Walker signaled interest on social media in facing Hokit next, though a matchup has not been booked.