{"id":321741,"date":"2026-04-20T16:23:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T10:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=321741"},"modified":"2026-04-20T16:23:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T10:53:35","slug":"we-have-got-big-plans-for-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/we-have-got-big-plans-for-him\/","title":{"rendered":"‘We have got big plans for him’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Real American Freestyle Wrestling have their eyes set on one other big name UFC signing.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This past weekend, Real American Freestyle Wrestling hosted their eighth event which was scheduled to be headlined by Henry Cejudo and Merab Dvalishvili.<\/p>\n

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Despite that, Cejudo withdrew from the event just hours before their scheduled match as a consequence of an ongoing injury.<\/p>\n

With that, Arman Tsarukyan\u2019s match against Urijah Faber was upgraded to the predominant event and before that took place, the promotion announced the large signing of Khamzat Chimaev.<\/p>\n

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RAF owner plotting signing of UFC\u2019s hottest heavyweight<\/h2>\n

Over the previous couple of weeks the promotion has announced several huge signings, from Chimaev to latest UFC heavyweight Gable Steveson, who will probably be making his debut on RAF09 on May 30.<\/p>\n

And with RAF becoming a well-liked promotion for UFC fighters to remain lively in, owner Izzy Martinez is eyeing the potential signing of soaring UFC heavyweight Josh Hokit.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou realize, Josh Hokit\u2019s manager is identical manager for Zahid Valencia so we\u2019ve been talking to him about Hokit for some time,\u201d Martinez said on the post-fight press conference.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s also down at Greg Jackson\u2019s gym where I used to be an element of for such a protracted time. You realize, I believe they\u2019ve got an enormous plan for him within the UFC but we even have big plans for him.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo we\u2019re super excited to get on the horn with him after this weekend and he\u2019s not the just one, but Hokit is a special one and we\u2019re excited to get him within the league also,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

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Josh Hokit is widely considered one in every of the cringiest fighters on the roster, but what do you think that of him?\ud83d\ude2c<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Hokit was recently a part of one in every of the best UFC heavyweight fights of all time when he beat Curtis Blaydes at UFC 327.<\/p>\n

After picking up the win and entering the highest five of the rankings, \u2018The Incredible Hok\u2019 earned a surprise spot on the UFC White House card where he’ll fight Derrick Lewis.<\/p>\n

Despite that, it seems as if Hokit is running into some issues ahead of his UFC White House fight as his longtime coach Greg Jackson has revealed he won\u2019t be cornering him.<\/p>\n

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