Josh Hokit has called his shot following news of Tom Aspinall\u2019s relinquishing of the UFC heavyweight title.<\/p>\n
Aspinall has been injured since last October when he suffered a brutal double eye poke<\/a> from Ciryl Gane during their title fight. It was expected that the British champ would be able to return at the end of the year to rematch Gane, who has since won the interim heavyweight belt. But in a stunning announcement this morning (Mon. Sept 14, 2026), Aspinall announced he\u2019d be giving up the belt.<\/a><\/p>\n Now controversial No. 6 ranked heavyweight Josh Hokit is hoping he can step right in to a title fight against Gane.<\/p>\n \u201cThe fans deserve Me vs Gane. I\u2019ll give Ciryl what he has coming,\u201d Hokit wrote on X (formerly Twitter) two hours after Aspinall\u2019s announcement. \u201cIf Alex can win 1 fight in my weight class, I\u2019ll give it to him too, early \u201827. I\u2019ll be the most active champ in the company.\u201d<\/p>\n The heavyweight division could use some activity. This will be the third time the undisputed belt has been let go by the champ. Francis Ngannou finished his contract and left the UFC without losing, and then Jon Jones won the belt and did a whole lot of nothing<\/a> with it. Tom Aspinall was supposed to get the division back on track, but that October 2025 eye injury ground everything to a halt.<\/p>\n