Josh Hokit believes that him dropping down two weight classes isn’t out of the question.

Hokit is currently preparing for his clash with Ciryl Gane for the heavyweight title at Madison Square Garden on November 14.

While it has been clear for a long time that Alex Pereira is in Hokit’s crosshairs, the heavyweight contender also wants to set himself apart from the rest.

One way to do that would be by doing something that the likes of ‘Poatan’ have tried but failed to accomplish under the UFC banner.

Josh Hokit wants BMF division where he could fight middleweights but says 185 move is a possibility

A potential middleweight move for Islam Makhachev could see him try to become the first three-division champion in UFC history.

While he would do this by putting on size to move up weight classes, Josh Hokit believes that it’s not unreasonable that he could attempt this by dropping down.

‘The Incredible Hok’ recently told Jorge Masvidal on Death Row MMA that with him walking around at 235 pounds, it’s not just the light heavyweight division that is an option for him.

“I mean, it [light heavyweight] would be easy,” he said. “I mean, I could probably make middleweight, honestly.

“Middleweight would be tough but seeing these big a– m———— going down to middleweight, seeing how big they are, I could probably do that,” Hokit continued.

The heavyweight title challenger did go on to add that if he achieves double-champion status, going to middleweight might be a case of “too much ego getting involved but if it presents itself, f— it.”

Dropping 50 pounds from his 6’1” frame in order to make the middleweight championship limit (185) seems like a very tall order for Hokit.

That being said, he also has an alternative pitch that would allow him to face the biggest names in the 185-pound division without cutting all that weight.

He proposed during the interview that a new division could be created so that the heavier weight classes would have somewhere to meet in the middle, attaching the BMF belt to his idea.

“Honestly, I want to make my own division. Maybe like a 225, big guy BMF. True BMF. You know what I’m saying? And now, b—- a– middleweights that want to be weight bullies, they’ll just meet me at 205 and we just scrap it out. Whether it’s whoever, it could be [Sean] Strickland, [Dricus] du Plessis, or any of these big a– middleweights. Khamzat [Chimaev].”

Considering that the UFC haven’t created a new division in a long time and aren’t fans of champions holding up weight classes by going up or down, it seems unlikely that Hokit will get his wish.

That could change if there was an opportunity for some form of super fight featuring one of the aforementioned names.

Leaving heavyweight could eliminate the biggest advantages Josh Hokit has

As someone who walks around at 235 pounds, Josh Hokit is smaller than the majority of the other heavyweights in the division.

The American has used this to his advantage when rapidly climbing the rankings, using his superior speed, wrestling and cardio to quickly wear his opponents out.

This has even led to Hokit receiving Cain Velasquez comparisons in the past, who was known for forcing people to compete at his relentless pace.

‘The Incredible Hok’ would likely give some of those attributes up and swap them for size and power if he started fighting smaller opponents in lighter divisions.

His pressure-based style is very effective against powerful heavyweights who don’t have the movement or cardio to deal with this approach.

Facing smaller opponents could flip this round to put Hokit in a position where he’s being somewhat beaten at his own game.