{"id":2614058,"date":"2026-06-15T00:23:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T04:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ufc-fighter-josh-hokit-mocks-michelle-obama-in-victory-speech\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T00:23:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T04:23:32","slug":"ufc-fighter-josh-hokit-mocks-michelle-obama-in-victory-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ufc-fighter-josh-hokit-mocks-michelle-obama-in-victory-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC fighter Josh Hokit mocks Michelle Obama in victory speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fufc-fighter-josh-hokit-mocks-michelle-obama-in-victory-speech%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2614058&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>UFC fighter Josh Hokit made controversial remarks during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-rogan-will-not-appear-on-ufc-271-broadcast\/\" title=\"Joe Rogan Will Not Appear on UFC 271 Broadcast\">post-fight interview<\/a>, claiming that Michelle Obama is a man, which sparked immediate condemnation. The incident occurred after Hokit defeated Derrick Lewis at UFC Freedom 250 held near the White House. Hokit&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mean-girls-actress-defends-hallmark-after-candace-cameron-bure-exit-everything-is-centered-around-the-heart\/\" title=\"\u2018Mean Girls\u2019 After Candace Cameron&#039;s Exit, Actress Protects Hallmark: \u2018Everything Is Centered Around The Heart\u2019\">comments drew backlash<\/a> from both political figures and the public, with manny criticizing the disrespectful nature of his statement and noting the lack of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-lawyers-deny-responsibility-for-deluge-of-threats-made-against-presiding-law-clerk-and-judge\/\" title=\"Trump lawyers deny any responsibility for the numerous threats made against the presiding law clerk and judge\">prompt condemnation<\/a> from the Obamas and the White House. The controversy also <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >involved broader discussions<\/a> about civility and respect, especially given the political and social tensions surrounding such remarks.Notable figures, including former Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau, commented on the incident, highlighting the negative response it elicited.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UFC heavyweight fighter Josh Hokit\u00a0punctuated his victory speech at the UFC Freedom 250 fights at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8767\">White House<\/a> with an insult against former first lady <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michelle-obama\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"841\">Michelle Obama<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moments after knocking out Derrick Lewis, Hokit made the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jon-stewarts-apple-tv-show-reportedly-struggling-drop-in-viewership-point-to-it-being-a-massive-flop\/\" title=\"Jon Stewart\u2019s Apple TV+ Show Reportedly Struggling, Drop In Viewership Point To It Being a Massive Flop\">unfounded comments<\/a> during a post-fight interview with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-rogan\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"315\">Joe Rogan<\/a> in the Octagon under the UFC\u2019s Claw on the South Lawn.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div 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data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spokespeople for the Obamas and the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment, but condemnation was quick from Democrats and some Republicans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2018Michelle Obama is a man\u2019 shouted on the White House lawn in a ring sponsored by Bud Light only available on Larry Ellison\u2019s Paramount Plus,\u201d Tim Miller, Jeb Bush\u2019s 2016 communications director before becoming a prominent member of the Never Trump movement, wrote on social media. \u201cWhat a way to celebrate America 250 and the twilight of liberal democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cMichelle Obama is a man\u201d shouted on the White House lawn in a ring sponsored by Bud Light only available on Larry Ellison\u2019s Paramount Plus. What a way to celebrate America 250 and the twilight of liberal democracy.  <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MCTjdB3slg\">pic.twitter.com\/MCTjdB3slg<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Tim Miller (@Timodc) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Timodc\/status\/2066356936153469339?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"360\">Barack Obama<\/a> speechwriter Jon Favreau added: \u201cI\u2019m sure what happened next was a strong condemnation of the remarks from everyone else with a microphone, right?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;m sure what happened next was a strong condemnation of the remarks from everyone else with a microphone, right? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BaVpFscnEa\">https:\/\/t.co\/BaVpFscnEa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jonfavs\/status\/2066358097183150160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4607206\/trump-turning-80-celebrates-age-ufc-birthday\/\"><strong>TRUMP, TURNING 80, CELEBRATES HIS AGE WITH BIG UFC BIRTHDAY BASH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michelle Obama contended with racial and gender-based slurs throughout her husband\u2019s two terms, telling MS NOW last year, \u201cWe have to pick leaders that don\u2019t do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI can\u2019t get into the minds of people who are cruel and mean,\u201d she said. \u201cMy empathy in me says that comes from a place of brokenness and insecurity. And at a certain stage in life, it is not fixable. It is, you know, planted in there.\u00a0You<em> <\/em>know, the question that we have to ask ourselves is, well, why are we OK with it?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC fighter Josh Hokit insults Michelle Obama after win<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2614059,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26166113809165.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[81194,32618,8095,66511],"class_list":["post-2614058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-josh-hokit","tag-michelle-obama","tag-ufc","tag-victory-speech"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26166113809165.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2614058"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614058\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2614062,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614058\/revisions\/2614062"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2614059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2614058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2614058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2614058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}