Hokit promotes UFC event. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC
Josh Hokit He barely arrived in the world's biggest MMA organization and has been impressing not only with what he does in the octagon, but also by accumulating rivals. And the American's latest appearance, in the middle of... UFC White HouseThe event, held in June in Washington (USA), caused quite a stir. The bad boy ignored Alex Poatán For a moment, he simply attacked Michelle Obama, the former First Lady of the United States. Immediately, Daniel Cormier He abandoned diplomacy and criticized the athlete, who had placed him on his 'blacklist'.
It's worth highlighting that Hokit was one of the 14 wrestlers who competed in the historic and media-covered tournament. UFC Freedom 250, a show that celebrated the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence and President Donald Trump's birthday. Excited by the knockout he delivered to Derrick Lewis In the second round, the bad boy called Barack Obama's wife, the former president of the United States, a "man" during a post-fight interview, still in the octagon.
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Hokit's surprising reaction was so poorly received that it wasn't just 'DC' who was outraged. Even Dana White, a friend of Trump, lamented the bad boy's statement, and many media outlets condemned the fighter's and the UFC's stance for allowing such a speech. Upon learning of Cormier's indignation, 'The Incredible Hok' responded with insults and showed no remorse.
“I’ve been extremely kind to this fat, filthy cow. I’m not here for unity. In reality, there will never be unity. I came to split people’s faces. If you don’t like it, then come and do something about it…”, wrote the heavyweight sensation (up to 120,2 kg) on his official account on 'X'.
Cormier harshly criticizes Hokit
“Hokit made a comment after winning the fight that was completely unnecessary. Hokit has been to my gym, participated in meetings with the fighters, and wasn't playing a character. When he's not acting, he's a normal guy. He's a good fighter and a great athlete, but the comments he made didn't make any sense,” said the MMA legend on his official YouTube channel.
"It was irresponsible, wild, unpleasant, horrible, and totally unnecessary. He was going to do one of those weird things of his in the interview, which I think is ridiculous as hell. He was fine and could have left and made more fans than he came in. But instead, he said something about Michelle Obama, who is the most elegant person you will ever meet, who just represented herself, her family, and this country with grace and class."
“She has been a difficult person to attack. It was an unnecessary blow against her in an environment that didn’t need any of that sort of thing. There are many people in the country who are trying to divide. This is the kind of statement that divides, when in reality, we, as a country, should be trying to unite. I absolutely hated it. I really detested it.”
“He needs to behave better, because it seems like he’s going to have a good career in the UFC and plenty of time to work his way up to the belt or at least fight for it. I understand the tactic, but since the press conference, where Dana’s reactions were inconsistent—sometimes he seemed funny, other times disgusted and wanting to tell the guy to shut up—the statement is repugnant.”
“You don’t need to do that, especially when you can fight the way you fight, because, at the end of the day, he’s a fighter. But it didn’t benefit him at all to do that. There was no gain for Hokit. It was disgusting. Control yourself. You don’t need to be as extravagant as you are being. I know Hokit and I have a relationship with him, but when you do things like that, it’s really hard to support you,” he concluded.
Cormier comments on the UFC fight. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC
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