WASHINGTON — UFC president and CEO Dana White was thrilled with the wide execution and occurrence of Sunday night’s combat paper astatine the White House with 1 glaring exception.
White condemned the comments of arguable heavyweight Josh Hokit, decided to proceed his wont of courting contention by making an derogatory remark astir erstwhile archetypal woman Michelle Obama.
Hokit, a erstwhile Fresno State shot player, thanked President Donald Trump for hosting the lawsuit and made a crude remark astir headliner Alex Pereira’s mother.
“And lastly,” he proclaimed. “Michelle Obama is simply a man! Am I right, America?”
White wasn’t amused.
“I recognize that the Obama’s are nationalist figures but I’m wholly against saying nasty and mendacious things astir people’s families,” White told Time Magazine successful a substance message. “Everyone knows my presumption connected escaped code but I hatred that benignant of nonsense.”
The remark marred an different palmy evening contempt wide statement astir whether the lawsuit should hap astatine all.
White said astatine the post-fight quality league successful the aboriginal hours Monday greeting helium was arrogant the lawsuit stayed comparatively neutral for the astir part.
“I emotion this country, and this lawsuit was for America’s 250th birthday,” helium said. “There was nary governmental docket oregon thing similar that.”
Hokit’s remark has been criticized passim overmuch of the media landscape, though a vocal country of the societal media satellite has rapidly and loudly embraced him.
There has been nary remark from Trump oregon the White House, which has led adjacent Barstool Sports laminitis Dave Portnoy, typically a supporter, to telephone connected the president to talk retired against Hokit’s words.
“These are UFC guys, they’re crazy. They’re idiots,” Portnoy said Monday connected “Wake Up Barstool.” “But erstwhile you person that connected the White House tract connected an lawsuit you enactment connected … I don’t attraction what you deliberation astir the Obamas oregon anything. That has to beryllium an contiguous denounce.”
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