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Josh Hokit Insults Michelle Obama After UFC Win at White House Event

Jemele Hill criticizes Joe Rogan and Dana White over UFC fighter Josh Hokit's racist Michelle Obama conspiracy

Brendon Kleen

3d ago· 3 min readenNews

Summary

Jemele Hill criticized Joe Rogan and Dana White for their handling of UFC heavyweight Josh Hokit's post-fight interview, in which Hokit promoted a racist conspiracy theory that former First Lady Michelle Obama is a man. While Dana White issued a statement calling Hokit's comments "nonsense," Hill argued that both White and Rogan—who interviewed Hokit on his podcast—failed to take meaningful action or properly condemn the remarks. Hill highlighted the UFC's pattern of platforming controversial figures and criticized the weak response from leadership.

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Jemele Hill knocked Joe Rogan for Josh Hokit interview and Dana White's 'weak-a**' response

Dana White himself, who called Hokit's stunt 'nonsense' in a statement to Time.

The comments drew pushback far and wide, including from UFC president Dana White himself.

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Jemele Hill bashed Joe Rogan and Dana White, the faces of UFC, for a lack of action after Josh Hokit's racist claim about Michelle Obama.

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