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Coverage dated June 14, 2026

Josh Hokit Makes Crude Michelle Obama Insult After KO Win

Headline from Forbes

Controversial UFC heavyweight Josh Hokit won again at UFC Freedom 250 and he also might have struck a nerve with a wild insult aimed at Michelle Obama.

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  1. Variety

    White House UFC Fighter Josh Hokit Shouts ‘Michelle Obama Is a Man’ in Post-Match Interview (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    After his fight during Sunday night's UFC Freedom 250 event on the White House lawn, Josh Hokit insulted former First Lady Michelle Obama.

  2. Washington Examiner

    UFC fighter Josh Hokit mocks Michelle Obama in victory speech (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Hokit made the unfounded comments during a post-fight interview with Joe Rogan in the Octagon moments after knocking out Derrick Lewis.

  3. Forbes

    Josh Hokit Makes Crude Michelle Obama Insult After KO Win (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Controversial UFC heavyweight Josh Hokit won again at UFC Freedom 250 and he also might have struck a nerve with a wild insult aimed at Michelle Obama.

  4. The New Republic

    How Trump Reacted to Michelle Obama Slur at White House UFC Fight (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    Trump’s absurd UFC fight at the White House included a shocking attack on the former first lady.

  5. Variety

    UFC Boss Dana White Condemns Fighter Josh Hokit for Saying ‘Michelle Obama Is a Man’: ‘I Hate That Kind of Nonsense’ (opens Variety)

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    UFC boss Dana White condemned Josh Hokit's 'Michelle Obama is a man' comment at the White House Freedom 250 event, calling it 'nasty and false.'

  6. The Hollywood Reporter

    UFC Fighter Declares “Michelle Obama Is a Man” After Winning Match at White House (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    Josh Hokit won his bout at the UFC Freedom 250 event and then surprised the crowd with a shocking statement: "Michelle Obama is a man."

  7. CNN

    Dana White called a UFC fighter’s Michelle Obama insult ‘nonsense.’ The White House isn’t commenting on it (opens CNN)

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    Less than 24 hours after a UFC fighter used a highly publicized White House match to lob a false insult at former first lady Michelle Obama, Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO and President Dana White called it “nasty and false,” dismissing it as “nonsense.”

  8. Fox News

    WATCH: Shane Gillis rejects UFC fighter’s crude Michelle Obama jab after White House win (opens Fox News)

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    Shane Gillis criticized UFC heavyweight Josh Hokit's joke declaring Michelle Obama to be a man at the White House UFC event, saying he "didn't like" the comment.

  9. Newsweek

    Josh Hokit insults Michelle Obama in UFC Freedom 250 victory speech (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The fighter's victory interview quickly overshadowed his win after controversial remarks about Michelle Obama.

  10. PolitiFact

    UFC fighter’s claim that Michelle Obama is a man is absurd (opens PolitiFact)

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    The supposed evidence to support UFC fighter Josh Hokit’s claim that Michelle Obama is a man has been debunked.

  11. New York Post

    Comedian Shane Gillis slams Josh Hokit for crude remark about Michelle Obama at UFC Freedom 250: ‘I didn’t like that sh–‘ (opens New York Post)

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    Comedian Shane Gillis slammed UFC fighter Josh Hokit’s “crude” post-fight remark about former first lady Michelle Obama at the UFC Freedom 250 event.

  12. The Guardian

    Fighter at Donald Trump’s White House UFC event smears Michelle Obama during interview – US politics live (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Josh Hokit gave rambling post-fight interview veering from praising the president to religion and repeating false conspiracy claim about former first lady

  13. Deadline

    White House Doesn't Condemn UFC Fighter's Michelle Obama Comment (opens Deadline)

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    Josh Hokit told the crowd on Sunday, "Michelle Obama is a man."

  14. Time

    UFC Stages Successful White House Fight Night—if Not for Obama Insult (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    One comment by fighter Josh Hokit, insulting the former First Lady, threatens to overshadow the positive takeaways from the evening.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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