Josh Hokit tells Daniel Cormier ‘come do something’ in response to Michelle Obama comment criticism

Josh Hokit has told Daniel Cormier that he should consider fighting him as their disagreement begins to heat up.

After a formidable knockout win over Derrick Lewis, Hokit used his time on the microphone to set free an ill-advised jab at the previous First Lady Michelle Obama. Known in MMA circles for his outlandish characters and interviews, this was a brand new level of scrutiny for the previous NFL star.

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His comments trended worldwide across political and sporting boundaries, particularly on condition that they were made within the Obamas’ former home. They were quickly disavowed by Dana White, who also advocated for his freedom of speech in the identical breath.

Josh Hokit bashes Daniel Cormier in brutal clapback

One particularly vocal critic of Josh Hokit’s joke was former two-weight world champion Daniel Cormier. He was commentating at cageside, and took to social media to defend the previous First Lady from his fellow fighters.

This clearly rubbed up the undefeated heavyweight the unsuitable way, as he took to X to write down back: “I’ve been nothing but nice to this fat cow pig… I’m not here for unity, in point of fact there won’t ever be unity… I come to divide people’s faces… If you happen to don’t prefer it then come do something about it…”

For context, Cormier’s message was as follows: “Josh Hokit made a comment within the Octagon after he won his fight — it was completely uncalled for.

“The comments he made just made no sense. It was unnecessary. He began his post-fight interview and was going to do one in every of those gimmicky things — truthfully, it’s lame as f—.

“He stopped himself and did a (normal) interview. It was good. He could have left and he could have made more fans. They’d have gotten to see Josh Hokit.

“As an alternative, he goes and says the thing about Michelle Obama, who’s the classiest person you’ll ever meet,” he continued. “She has only represented herself, her family, and this country with grace and sophistication.

“That’s the sort of statement that divides… I absolutely hated that. He must do higher… There was no gain in Josh Hokit doing that. It was disgusting. Get it together dude.”