‘Never lived with regret from what I said’: Josh Hokit freestyles his refusal to apologize for calling Michelle Obama a man

Josh Hokit is refusing to walk back his remarks about former first lady Michelle Obama, and he chose a freestyle rap to say so. When asked whether he regretted his comments, the UFC fighter started rapping in a clip posted on X, as first highlighted by BroBible.

“Took the rap of a villain, weapon concealing, image of a thug kept s*** appealing. Wanted to stick out my neck for respect if it meant life or death. Never lived with regret from what I said,” Hokit rapped. He then added, “That was a freestyle that I just came up with just now. Um, nah, nah, I’ll never, I’ll never look back and be like, oh, I regret that.”

Hokit also pointed out that the moment gained attention online. “I made it on Donald Trump’s Truth Social post,” he said.

Dana White wasn’t happy about it back in June

Hokit’s comments came in his post-fight interview at the UFC Freedom 250 event on the White House South Lawn, part of the America 250 celebrations, while President Donald Trump watched. After knocking out Derrick Lewis at the White House, Hokit claimed that Michelle Obama is a man, repeating a baseless conspiracy theory that has circulated online for years.

UFC CEO Dana White criticized the remarks in an interview in June. “I don’t believe in this s***. Like all the people that hate Trump says, ‘He’s not my president.’ All the people, people that hated Obama said, ‘He’s not my president.’ I got some bad f****** news for you. If you’re an American, that’s your president. And I respect all presidents, present and past. Not everybody does,” White said.

White, whom Trump recently floated as White House press secretary before saying he was kidding, also said that free speech means hearing things he disagrees with. “And you got to listen to f****** stupid s*** like that sometimes, unfortunately, because I also believe in free speech,” he said.

Hokit will challenge Ciryl Gane for the undisputed UFC heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 334 at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Saturday, November 14, per Fight Mag. Gane, who was recently elevated to heavyweight champion, holds a 14-2 record, while Hokit is undefeated at 10-0. The card’s co-main event features Kayla Harrison against Amanda Nunes.

Ahead of the fight, Hokit jokingly claimed that Trump told him he would release the Epstein files if Hokit wins and becomes UFC champion. “There’s a lot riding on this,” Hokit said.