Josh Hokit Is Next New Conor McGregor? UFC Legend Has Surprising Opinion
Dustin Poirier had high praise for Josh Hokit following his performance at UFC 327 in Miami on Saturday. Hokit spent fight week taunting […]
Sam Navarro-Imagn Images Dustin Poirier had high praise for Josh Hokit following his performance at UFC 327 in Miami on Saturday. Hokit spent fight week taunting top-ranked heavyweight Curtis Blaydes and even went after headliners Carlos Ulberg and Jiri Prochazka , drawing mixed reactions from UFC fans. When the time came to perform, however, Hokit delivered, outlasting Blaydes in an all-out war on the main card at Kaseya Center and walking away $200,000 richer with two performance bonuses.
The lightweight legend addressed the performance on About Last Fight , drawing a direct line between Hokit’s willingness to back up his words and the rise of some of the sport’s biggest stars. “When stars start to align, you’ve seen it in Conor McGregor , when you talk the talk, and you walk the walk,” Poirier said. “You’ve seen it in ‘Suga’ Sean O’Malley .
You’ve seen Chael Sonnen. We’ve seen it time and time again where guys talk the talk and walk the walk, and Hokit just did it this week. “He talked a big game, and he went out there and put on one of the best heavyweight fights we’ve seen and got his hand raised.
Good things happen, you become a star. ” Hokit, now 9-0 in MMA and 3-0 in the UFC, was immediately rewarded with a high-profile next assignment. He has been booked to face Derrick Lewis at UFC Freedom 250 on June 14 at the White House, a booking that reflects how seriously the promotion is taking his early momentum inside the octagon.