Josh Hokit breaks silence after being hospitalized and winning $150,000 in double bonus at UFC 327

Josh Hokit appears to have some degree of jaw injury after a massive night for his UFC career in Miami.

The former NFL star landed himself in the heavyweight top five with an all-time classic victory over Curtis Blaydes. He won both the Performance of the Night and Fight of the Night bonuses for UFC 327, which means he will leave with $150,000 on top of his base purse.

Unfortunately, those bonuses didn’t come as easy as his original two, which he won with first round knockouts. He was brutalized by Blaydes – who was 28lb heavier than him at weigh-ins, before being sent to hospital after coming out with a Unanimous Decision victory.

Josh Hokit shares video from ambulance after UFC 327 barnburner

Somehow, Josh Hokit managed to cut a promo to Joe Rogan in the octagon despite looking like he was going to pass out from 15 intense minutes of action. He called out interim title challenger Alex Pereira, and listed off some pre-prepared rhymes.

However, he was unable to make it to the press conference as both he and Curtis Blaydes were transported to the hospital. Instead, Hokit shared a video from his ambulance where he laughed before noting that his jaw was quite sore.

He has yet to react to his bonus wins, which mean that he now has won more performance prizes than he has UFC fights. But the brash former NFL star has already dropped merchandise based on what he had said about Pereira.

“Help me pay for my hospital bill,” Hokit wrote alongside a promotional post for his merchandise. “All jokes aside thanks to the UFC for letting me prove to myself that I’m as tough as I think l am.”

He then tweeted: “Just got back from the hospital… No broken bones ‘cuz I’m made of steel… Y’all are welcome… 200k.”

Josh Hokit confirmed UFC White House fight moments before going to hospital

The divisive heavyweight has yet to react to the news that he is fighting on the UFC White House card against Derrick Lewis. But at the post-fight press conference, Dana White confirmed that he had confirmed his interest to matchmaker Mick Maynard as he was being put in the ambulance.