{"id":318200,"date":"2026-04-13T22:54:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T17:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=318200"},"modified":"2026-04-13T22:54:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T17:24:21","slug":"paddy-pimblett-modified-his-mind-on-absolute-tool-josh-hokit-after-potential-ufc-327-fight-of-the-yr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/paddy-pimblett-modified-his-mind-on-absolute-tool-josh-hokit-after-potential-ufc-327-fight-of-the-yr\/","title":{"rendered":"Paddy Pimblett modified his mind on ‘absolute tool’ Josh Hokit after potential UFC 327 Fight of the Yr"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Paddy Pimblett has a newfound respect for Josh Hokit following his UFC 327 war against Curtis Blaydes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This past Saturday, Josh Hokit fought in one among the best heavyweight fights of all time when he picked up the unanimous decision win over Curtis Blaydes.<\/p>\n

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On the lead as much as his fight, \u2018The Incredible Hok\u2019 caused plenty of controversy along with his strange characters, which Dana White admitted he isn\u2019t a fan of.<\/p>\n

Despite that, his wild performance against \u2018Razor\u2019 Blaydes earned him a spot on the UFC White House card against Derrick Lewis.<\/p>\n

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Was Blaydes vs Hokit the craziest heavyweight fight of all time?\ud83e\udd2f\ud83d\udd25<\/h3>\n

Curtis Blaydes and Josh Hokit placed on a spectacular show at UFC 327! Sum that fight up within the comments.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Paddy Pimblett reacted to Josh Hokit\u2019s UFC 327 win<\/h2>\n

White isn\u2019t the just one who isn\u2019t a fan of the 28-year-old\u2019s schtick as fellow UFC star Paddy Pimblett admitted he wanted Blaydes to knock the controversial star out.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think everyone has ever been so behind Curtis Blaydes, everyone wants Curtis Blaydes to win this fight, this Hokit is an absolute tool, it\u2019s like WWE s\u2014 and it\u2019s f\u2014\u2014 annoying,\u201d Pimblett said in a video on his YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just hope Curtis knocks his arse out, lad, but everyone knows Blaydes is a wrestler so it wouldn\u2019t surprise me if he takes him down.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018The Baddy\u2019 went on to react to the three-round war between the 2 heavyweights stating, \u201cYou don\u2019t see heavyweight fights like this, it\u2019s a scrap, give Hokit his due, he\u2019s gaining plenty of respect here.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m gaining quite a little bit of respect for him here, lad, to be honest. This is unquestionably Fight of the Night,\u201d Pimblett continued.<\/p>\n

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Thus far this 12 months, Pimblett\u2019s UFC 324 principal event against Justin Gaethje is arguably the Fight of the Yr, nonetheless, Hokit and Blaydes\u2019 three round war has likely overtaken it.<\/p>\n

\u201cMe being Fight of the Yr is in jeopardy here because that is an unbelievable fight\u2026 I didn’t expect this\u2026 Hokit is a lot better than I might\u2019ve thought, much needed for the heavyweight division really.<\/p>\n

\u201cHats off to him, I didn\u2019t think he had that in him, well in Josh Hokit, you\u2019ve just gained plenty of respect for me and I believe you could have from plenty of the MMA world.\u201d<\/p>\n

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