{"id":370532,"date":"2026-07-23T04:14:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T22:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=370532"},"modified":"2026-07-23T04:14:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T22:44:32","slug":"josh-hokit-takes-credit-for-ryan-clarks-espn-firing-with-curse-after-dana-white-podcast-query","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/23\/josh-hokit-takes-credit-for-ryan-clarks-espn-firing-with-curse-after-dana-white-podcast-query\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Hokit takes credit for Ryan Clark’s ESPN firing with ‘curse’ after Dana White podcast query"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u2018The Incredible Hok\u2019 shouldn’t be the largest fan of now ex-ESPN analyst Ryan Clark.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Josh Hokit has been causing loads of controversy together with his comments since rising to prominence within the UFC heavyweight division.<\/p>\n

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That was actually the case after his trip to Washington, DC, for the UFC Freedom 250 event on the White House lawn, where Hokit knocked out Derrick Lewis to increase his Octagon record to 4-0.<\/p>\n

Amongst those critical of the 28-year-old\u2019s shtick has been Clark, and the heavyweight contender thinks the previous NFL star has now paid the value.<\/p>\n

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Use one word to explain Josh Hokit\ud83d\udc47\ud83c\udffc<\/h3>\n

Josh Hokit is widely considered considered one of the cringiest fighters on the roster, but what do you’re thinking that of him?\ud83d\ude2c<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Josh Hokit believes Ryan Clark \u2018cursed\u2019 himself by criticizing his UFC Freedom 250 conduct<\/h2>\n

Hokit\u2019s comment about former First Lady Michelle Obama during his Octagon interview with Joe Rogan on June 14 was slammed across mainstream media.<\/p>\n

The subject stays on the surface, with Clark using terms like \u201cmoronic\u201d and \u201cidiotic\u201d while asking UFC President Dana White in regards to the remark during a recent episode of The Pivot Podcast<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Clark has been within the headlines currently himself after being amongst those laid off by ESPN. The ex-American football star was told of his firing this week midway through a show.<\/p>\n

Hokit reacted to that on X and suggested the 46-year-old was \u2018cursed\u2019 by preparing negative comments about \u2018The Incredible Hok\u2019 for the podcast with White.<\/p>\n

\u201cFOFO\u2026.Podcast with Dana aired a day after he was fired,\u201d Hokit wrote on X<\/a>. \u201cEvery podcast creates a script of questions days prematurely of the show.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe mere negative thought towards the Incredible Hok brings a curse. Let this be a lesson. #Hokitcurse\u201d<\/p>\n

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Clark is way from being the one individual in Hokit\u2019s social media crosshairs.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s also taken aim at Ian Machado Garry over his comments about women ruling the world and continued his attacks on fellow UFC heavyweights, including interim champion Ciryl Gane.<\/p>\n

The polarizing American has yet to have his next fight confirmed, but he\u2019s been calling out the likes of Gane, Tom Aspinall, and Alex Pereira ever since having his hand raised outside the White House.<\/p>\n

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