UFC heavyweight contender Josh Hokit has a potential ally in Sean O’Malley if he gets into another altercation ahead of UFC White House.
Josh Hokit will look to back up his ongoing trash talk with another win inside the Octagon when he faces UFC fan favorite Derrick Lewis at the White House later this month. Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Gaethje headlines a stacked card at UFC Freedom 250, featuring the biggest spotlight of Hokit’s young UFC career.
Since earning a contract via Dana White’s Contender Series, Hokit has made the most of his opportunities in and out of the Octagon. He’s ruffled plenty of feathers since joining the roster, getting into altercations with the likes of Paulo Costa and Jiri Prochazka in recent months.
At a recent UFC Freedom 250 pre-fight press conference, Hokit stole the show on the microphone, verbally attacking Alex Pereira and nearly getting into an altercation with Topuria on stage. Topuria came to Pereira’s defense after Hokit taunted the former UFC light heavyweight champion’s mother, before Hokit and Topuria were both escorted from the stage by security personnel.
Sitting next to Hokit during the incident was former UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley, who admitted he could’ve gotten involved in the altercation as Topuria and Pereira traded barbs with Hokit. Despite not making many friends so far in the UFC, Hokit might’ve found an ally in the former titleholder.
Josh Hokit responds to Sean O’Malley’s admission about UFC presser incident
In a recent tweet, Hokit responded to O’Malley’s recent comments.
“Sean would snipe Topuria ALL NIGHT LONG!” Hokit responded to O’Malley.
“USA USA USA.”
Coincidentally, O’Malley briefly teased a potential showdown with Topuria while he was the UFC bantamweight titleholder and Topuria was the UFC’s featherweight champion. After Topuria knocked out Charles Oliveira at UFC 317, O’Malley quickly reversed that callout in hilarious fashion.
Don’t be surprised if Hokit, Pereira, and Topuria get into it again during UFC White House fight week. If that happens, O’Malley might be by the controversial heavyweight’s side.
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