Josh Hokit apologizes to absolutely nobody.
Coming out of UFC White House, Hokit was one of the most-talked about fighters on the card, but not for his win over Derrick Lewis. Instead, Hokit drew attention for his tasteless and bigoted comment calling former United States First Lady Michelle Obama a man. The comment drew criticism from nearly everyone, including UFC CEO Dana White, but Hokit has no regrets.
“That’s one thing about my career, I’m never going to—I think I was watching a Cejudo video,
and he was like, ‘That’s one thing I regret, all the stuff I did.’ Or you hear people backtrack,” Hokit told Yahoo! Sports. “Even the [Sean] Strickland post fight speech, where he was like, ‘I’m trying to sell the fight. I don’t mean the things I say.’ You’ll never hear me backtrack from what I say.”
In Hokit’s defense, this policy has worked out for him thus far. Signing with the UFC off of Contender Series last year, Hokit has already competed four times in the promotion, and surged up the rankings, making a name for himself with his absurd antics. And Hokit says he doesn’t intend to change anytime soon, unless he runs afoul of White or other top UFC executives.
“At the end of the day, I don’t care,” Hokit said. “Now, I’m not trying to piss off the Dana Whites and Hunter Campbells, but they would also message me if they really felt a certain way. They could comment, and stuff like that. But if they really felt a type of way, they would message me. But at the end of the day, all the other people, it’s like, they weren’t there when I was down. They weren’t there when I was broken.
“So I could care less what anybody thinks. I’m here to make a splash, and I’m here to back up my words as well. So, if anybody feels some type of way, they know where to find me.”
