Josh Hokit has not paused his antics in the lead-up to his first opportunity to become a UFC champion.

The polarizing heavyweight will challenge Ciryl Gane for the undisputed heavyweight title in Saturday’s UFC 334 main event.

Hokit’s shot comes in just his fifth walk to the Octagon, having quickly risen through the ranks with wins over Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis earlier this year.

Many have attributed the ex-footballer’s title shot to his controversial gimmick, and ‘The Incredible Hok’ has unsurprisingly not toned things down in New York City this week.

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Josh Hokit recreates White House ‘drunk’ weigh-in before UFC 334

Hokit’s character has certainly caused a stir amongst MMA fans, fighters, and analysts.

His shtick even received mainstream attention and criticism after UFC Freedom 250, where Hokit insulted former First Lady Michelle Obama during his Octagon interview with Joe Rogan.

The day before his win over Lewis on the White House lawn, Hokit performed a strange weigh-in skit, as he turned up acting drunk and pretending to throw up on the scale.

It was a similar scene on Friday in New York City, as ‘The Incredible Hok’ once again stumbled across stage before weighing in at 231.4 pounds.

He then spent several minutes hunched over, pretending to have passed out, before eventually exiting the room with his title fight now official.

Gane has not appeared to be affected by Hokit’s trash talk in the lead-up to UFC 334, where the French star will be defending his title for the very first time.

‘Bon Gamin’ was handed undisputed status in the heavyweight division after Tom Aspinall vacated the throne. The Englishman remains sidelined due to the damage he sustained from Gane’s eye pokes 13 months ago.