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Dana White is still not happy with Josh Hokit over his Michelle Obama comment during the UFC’s White House event.
Last month, Hokit went viral when he said that “Michelle Obama is a man” while on the White House lawn after defeating Derrick Lewis at UFC Freedom 250.
“Michelle Obama is a man” shouted on the White House lawn in a ring sponsored by Bud Light only available on Larry Ellison’s Paramount Plus. What a way to celebrate America 250 and the twilight of liberal democracy. pic.twitter.com/MCTjdB3slg
— Tim Miller (@Timodc) June 15, 2026
White initially blasted Hokit at a UFC press conference.
“I don’t believe in this s—. Like all the people that hate Trump says, ‘He’s not my president.’ All the people, people that hated Obama said, ‘He’s not my president.’ I got some bad f—— news for you. If you’re an American, that’s your president. And I respect all presidents, present and past. Not everybody does.
“And you got to listen to f—— stupid s— like that sometimes, unfortunately, because I also believe in free speech,”
Dana White calls Josh Hokit’s comments about Michelle Obama disgusting. Says he voted for Barack Obama the first time:
I respect all Presidents. Present and past. Not everybody does and gotta listen to fucking shit like that sometimes, unfortunately, because I also believe in… pic.twitter.com/O38klfbGB5
— Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman) June 21, 2026
During a recent interview on the Pivot Podcast, White once again ripped into Hokit over his Michelle Obama comment.
“It’s f-cking gross, right? Inappropriate. The timing of it, and everything,” White said.
Obviously not the opinion of the UFC and not my opinion or anybody else that fought on that card. And it was a really unfortunate thing to happen on that night. When you sit this f*cking grand slam home run and have a perfect event in every way that it could be, you got a f-cking moronic, you know, it’s just, ugh. Other than that, it was a great f*cking night. What are you going to do?”
Dana White went OFF on Josh Hokit for his “moronic” comments about Michelle Obama:
“It’s f*cking gross, inappropriate, and obviously not the opinion of the UFC. It was a really unfortunate thing to happen that night.”
(via @thepivot)pic.twitter.com/GPLuioqkWq
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) July 21, 2026