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Josh Hokit and Michelle Obama
Josh Hokit is not backing down from his Michelle Obama comments.
After his win at the UFC White House event, Hokit went viral for bashing the former First Lady and calling her a “man” as President Trump watched.
“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
UFC CEO Dana White trashed Hokit for his comments about Michelle Obama.
“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
Hokit is now the main event of the UFC’s big New York card, and he’s refused to apologize for his Michelle Obama comments.
“Took the rap of a villain, weapon concealing, image of a thug kept shit appealing. Wanted to stick out my neck for respect if it meant life or death. Never lived with regret from what I said. That was a freestyle that I just came up with just now. Um, nah, nah, I’ll never, I’ll never look back and be like, oh, I regret that. Yeah.”
😳 Josh Hokit says he does NOT regret calling Michelle Obama a man at The White House, he begins freestyling to explain his lack of regret:
“Nah, I’ll never look back and be like ‘ah I regret that’. I made it on Donald Trump’s Truth Social post.”
(via @Home_of_Fight / @JakeNoecker)
— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) November 11, 2026
Hokit went on to bizarrely claim that President Trump told him that he would release the Epstein files if he beats Ciryl Gane and becomes UFC champion.
Josh Hokit jokes that President Trump told him he would release the Epstein files if he beat Ciryl Gane at #UFC334:
“There’s a lot riding on this.” https://t.co/DJbDUY6XZm
— MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) November 11, 2026