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New York \u2014 Josh Hokit isn\u2019t about to stop his out-of-cage antics ahead of UFC 334 (on Wednesday, he let rip with a line that went \u201cKayla Harrison\u2019s d*ck is so big, Ciryl Gane sucked it,\u201d to crickets).<\/p>\n
That said, it doesn\u2019t seem that Hokit is overly concerned about whether UFC 334 opponent Gane reacts to all the chaos or not.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter how he\u2019s reacting. Little things,\u201d Hotkit (10-0) told media outlets including Cageside Press during Wednesday\u2019s media day. \u201cI take off my glasses, he takes off his glasses and his hat. He\u2019s already dancing to my dance at the end of the day. So it\u2019s little stuff like that, that I\u2019m just getting reads.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhether he wants to react to the trash talk or not, it is what it is. We\u2019re about to fight, and in war, anything goes.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a more serious breakdown of the fight, Hokit\u2019s first shot at a UFC title after a quick rise up the heavyweight ranks, the American suggested that \u201che\u2019s going to try to dance around, which I can\u2019t beat him at that game. We can\u2019t both be dancing around, and pitter-patting and stuff. I\u2019ve got to make it ugly, I\u2019ve got to close the distance. That\u2019s where I thrive, I believe.\u201d<\/p>\n
Everything in his life, meanwhile, has led Hokit to this position, he suggested. \u201cThis is my moment. I think everything I\u2019ve been through in my life has prepped for this situation. Been wrestling since I was four, playing football since I was seven. Just the roller coaster journey, the ups and downs. People seen how quickly I got to the title, but they haven\u2019t seen the whole process. They just see the four fights.\u201d<\/p>\n
As much as Hokit has been a little more serious of late, he\u2019s unapologetic about everything he\u2019s said to this point. Even his \u201cMichelle Obama is a man\u201d comment at the White House. \u201cNah, nah. I\u2019ll never look back and be like \u2018I regret that.’\u201d Though he admitted that \u201cI\u2019m sure it wasn\u2019t\u201d when asked if the White House was the right venue to make such a statement. \u201cBut it is what it is. I made it on Donald Trump\u2019s Truth Social post. Are you on Donald Trump\u2019s Truth Social posts?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the end of the day, my name is going to live on forever. Media people, whatever, you can not like it. It is what it is. I\u2019m here to be remembered, and if I\u2019ve got to crack a few eggs to make an omelet, then f*ck it. If I\u2019ve got to burn the bridge to light the way, f*ck it. I\u2019m here to take what is mine. And if I\u2019ve got to rub some people the wrong way, if I\u2019ve got to say some sh*t in the wrong location, it is what it is. Was it not a good location to say it? We\u2019re at the White House. That house represents freedom of speech. So it is what it is. I think that is the perfect location to say it.\u201d<\/p>\n