Overview
- The former NFL fullback stopped Max Gimenis by TKO in 56 seconds at UFC Vegas 111 and earned a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus.
- Hokit delivered a rhyming, Chael Sonnen–style promo and ended by telling ranked heavyweight Valter Walker, “you absolutely suck.”
- Walker responded on social media accepting the challenge and issued hostile messages, including that he would “kick your head like a soccer ball.”
- Walker is reported around No. 14 at heavyweight with four straight heel-hook wins, but a recent leg injury could delay any matchup.
- Hokit, a DWCS signee now 7-0 with a 100% finish rate, leaned into the persona by saying “The Bad Guy” is reincarnated in him as Sonnen publicly praised the act; he also condemned alleged fight fixers in ongoing betting-scandal discussions.