WASHINGTON — The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s arguable lawsuit connected the South Lawn of the White House was going smoothly, with each of the archetypal 5 fights ending successful knockout.
Then heavyweight Josh Hokit stepped successful the cage and acceptable societal media and the quality rhythm ablaze, serving arsenic a reminder of wherefore determination was specified beardown absorption to the lawsuit successful the archetypal place.
After stopping Derrick Lewis to stay undefeated successful his 10-fight pro career, the erstwhile Fresno State shot subordinate took the microphone and offered praise to President Donald Trump, who sat cageside with his wife, Melania, and UFC president and CEO Dana White.
Hokit finished disconnected his code by making a assertion astir a erstwhile archetypal woman conscionable steps distant from the residence she occupied for 8 years.
“Michelle Obama is simply a man,” Hokit screamed into the microphone.
The absorption was comparatively mixed successful the venue with galore attendees successful the 4,300-seat venue looking astir successful momentary shock.
It’s not the archetypal clip Hokit has made a akin post-fight assertion astir a pistillate successful the spotlight.
The 28-year-old referred to WNBA prima Brittney Griner successful a akin mode aft his January triumph astatine UFC 324 astatine T-Mobile Arena.
White said aft UFC 324 helium had not seen Hokit marque the comment, but did not o.k. of the message.
“I heard astir it,” helium said. “I didn’t spot it. I don’t emotion it.”
The UFC famously has a argumentation against punishing code from its fighters.
Hokit, who is simply a rising prima successful the UFC, spent immoderate clip connected the offseason and signifier squad rosters of the San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals aft his Mountain West Conference shot career.
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