UFC fighter Josh Hokit made an ironic statement about the former first lady Michelle Obama after his victory at the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House.
“Michelle Obama is a man. Am I right, America?” Hokit, 28, shockingly announced on Sunday, June 14, in a post-fight interview no. Joe Rogan after defeating the heavyweight Derrick Lewis.
Us Weekly has reached out to Obama representatives for comment.
Sunday's ceremony to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the US took place on the front lawn of the White House. The president Donald Trump he was among the spectators present.
The fight card has experienced some controversy in the weeks leading up to Sunday's event.
UFC commentator and podcast host Rogan, 58, previously said of the event: “The White House thing is weird. I don't like it.”
“I don't like the idea of fighting outside at all,” he said on a May episode of his “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast, addressing concerns about the weather.
“I don't think you should compete in a world championship in an uncontrolled environment. You should be inside an air-conditioned arena,” Rogan said. “You can't ask them to play a basketball world championship game out in the sun. That would be crazy, wouldn't it? You're playing in an af***ing air-conditioned arena and that's how it should be.”
UFC president and CEO Dana White called the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner “f***ing amazing,” after he and others were ejected from the garage. “It started getting noisy. Tables were being knocked over, guys were running with guns,” said White, 56, as he left the hotel. “They were shouting 'Get down!' but […]
He added, “Build an af***ing roof! Build a roof. Since you have all the money in the world, right? You want to do this in f***ing America? Build a 4,000-seat arena. Get an af***ing barndominium.”
Rogan also criticized the event that took place during the Iran war.
“It sounds crazy, I know it's going to be very high security, and high pressure, and it's amazing to be fighting in the White House in the middle of an af*** war,” he said. “I'll be there. It's amazing. If there isn't a bomb going off between now and now. Who knows? The world is going crazy.”
A country music star Zac BrownMeanwhile, he defended his decision to perform at the event.
“Man, I'm here for the military, man. I'm here to honor America,” said Brown, 47, during an appearance on the Wednesday, June 10, program of The Pat McAfee Show. “This is patriotism, not politics for me.”
“I mean, f*** the whole draft. I don't believe in that,” Brown said. “I love this country. I love all the people who have sacrificed so that I can live my American dream and that everyone who lives here has the opportunity to do that if they work hard and make the right decisions. So it has no place for me in politics.”
