UFC Heavyweight Josh Hokit Ended His Post-Fight Speech on the White House Lawn by Yelling “Michelle Obama Is A Man,” with Trump Watching from the Front Row
Hokit has said this before. He dropped nearly the same line at a smaller LFA event in 2025, and he’s publicly called himself “100% transphobic,” repeating the same baseless claim about Brittney Griner and other women.
The setting is what made this one detonate. UFC Freedom 250 ran on the White House South Lawn on June 14, 2026, a card built to mark America’s 250th anniversary, Flag Day, and Trump’s 80th birthday, with the president watching from the front row.
After the TKO, Hokit handed Trump a chain at ringside, called out Alex Pereira, then turned to Joe Rogan and the crowd to deliver the slur. Parts of the audience erupted laughing. Rogan went quiet. Trump, per CNN, gave a half-smile or smirk.
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