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Following Josh Hokit’s comments about Michelle Obama, Robert Griffin III criticized the UFC fighter harshly. Following Hokit’s victory over Derrick Lewis. He was interviewed by Joe Rogan during the post-match interview. He falsely called Michelle Obama “a man.”
“Michelle Obama is a man! Am I right, America,” he said as the interview concluded.
The moment has drawn criticism from many people, including the former NFL quarterback turned media member. Griffin took to his Twitter account to blast Hokit for his comments.
“Josh Hokit won the biggest fight of his career at the White House and decides to finish his interview by calling Michelle Obama a Man. What a disgrace. It takes a really small man to use his biggest moment to attack a woman by calling her a man. Especially with the history behind calling black women men.”
Asante Samuel, another former NFL player, also aired out his frustration with Hokit for his remarks.
“Josh Hokit I hope you step on a rusty nail dipped in paint thinner, acid, rat poison, antifreeze, gasoline etc”
In a text to TIME, Dana White condemned the remarks, saying, “I understand that the Obama’s are public figures but I’m completely against saying nasty and false things about people’s families. Everyone knows my position on free speech but I hate that kind of nonsense.”
TIME, in their report on the White House UFC event, reported that Hokit was initially not supposed to be on the card.
“White has publicly said he’s not a fan of Hokit’s act; Hokit wasn’t even supposed to be fighting in D.C. on Sunday. But at UFC 327, in April in Miami, Trump asked White why Lewis, whom Trump admires, wasn’t on the original White House lineup. So White immediately added Lewis. But he needed an opponent. Hokit had just beaten Curtis Blaydes in a wild bout in Miami. Out of respect for Hokit’s effort that night, White set aside his concerns about his behavior and matched him up with Lewis on the South Lawn,” the article read.
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