UFC fighter sparks backlash after calling Michelle Obama a man at White House fight night

The Freedom 250 White House UFC fight gave leftists another reason to be upset after one fighter’s comments about the former first lady.

UFC fighter Josh Hokit outraged the internet when he declared the ex-First Lady Michelle Obama “is a man!” during his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan. Hokit won his heavyweight fight against Derrick White with a second-round knockout before making the statement.

Watch:

Josh Hokit says “Michelle Obama is a man” after defeating Derrick Lewis on the White House lawn at UFC Freedom 250. pic.twitter.com/qBq4hl4TEx

— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) June 15, 2026

Predictably, this left many people upset, such as former NFL star Robert Griffin III.

Josh Hokit won the biggest fight of his career at the White House and decides to finish his interview by calling Michelle Obama a Man.

What a disgrace.

It takes a really small man to use his biggest moment to attack a woman by calling her a man.

Especially with the history…

— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) June 15, 2026

“Josh Hokit won the biggest fight of his career at the White House and decides to finish his interview by calling Michelle Obama a Man. What a disgrace. It takes a really small man to use his biggest moment to attack a woman by calling her a man. Especially with the history behind calling black women men,” Griffin wrote.

Jessica Tarlov, co-host of Fox News’s The Five, also popped off on the clip.

Absolute trash https://t.co/Rgqi4fOTyf

— Jessica Tarlov (@JessicaTarlov) June 15, 2026

And they were far from the only ones:

So is this the kind of trash we can expect from @paramountplus (and @cbs) now? https://t.co/yWnVjgelm0

— Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) June 15, 2026

Words are incapable of doing justice for what level of complete subhuman trash these “people” are https://t.co/fnBx2evZv6

— AthletesInSpace (@AthletesInSpace) June 15, 2026

Don’t ever tell me that we need to be respectful of these right wing assholes. https://t.co/cFR3uFXAOI

— Knive45 (@Knive_45) June 15, 2026

This man has an iq below 50 https://t.co/g4tKfn6Jjf

— Grinch (@Uncatfishable) June 15, 2026

I can’t wait until all of these freaks are never given a platform again once Democrats win in a landslide in 2028 https://t.co/lQdrKIJvMc

— Newsomist ♏️⚣ (@Kerryist04) June 15, 2026

But not everyone was offended by the moment:

Big Mike is not off limits

— We Won’t Remain Silent (@LacysLoveCavemn) June 15, 2026

The Democrats are all about the trans agenda.

Why wouldn’t they consider this a compliment to Michelle Obama?

— Pro-America | Politics & Markets (@Pro__Trading) June 15, 2026

Calling Trump is a Nazi dictator fascist threat to democracy racist bigot xenophobe is ok though right?

— Sara Rose 🇺🇸🌹 (@saras76) June 15, 2026

Lol this must be one of the worst days of your life. It didn’t even get rained out. 🤣

— Whale Psychiatrist ™️ (@k_ovfefe2) June 15, 2026

Nazi tattoo, Send out nudes on teen site = Good to go.
Call Big Mike a man = Absolute Trash
Got it.

— Texas Boomer (@TheTexasBoomer) June 15, 2026

Funny as hell. You democrats are ok with calling Trump a Nazi, white supremacist, rapists. What goes around! 😂

— Karson (@spreadlove2024) June 15, 2026

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