Josh Hokit went after Ian Machado Garry at the UFC 334 press conference. MMA Sucka ran the story under the headline “Josh Hokit Insults Ian Garry at the UFC 334 Presser.” That headline is all that’s on the record about the exchange, so his exact words to the Irishman can’t be confirmed here.
His other material from the week is on the record. On Thursday, Championship Rounds posted a clip on X of Hokit saying, “On that side of the table, they like dck. On this side of the table, we like pssy.” The account added that Amanda Nunes loved the line. The post didn’t say who was sitting on the other side of that table.
Then came Friday’s weigh-in. Championship Rounds posted that Hokit showed up “drunk” again, putting the word in quotes, and said he passed out on the scale and stayed motionless for more than a minute.
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The reason he’s getting this much attention is that he hasn’t lost. Hokit is 10-0 and sits at No. 10 at heavyweight in the Knockout Daily rankings. He fights out of Jackson-Wink MMA and meets Ciryl Gane in the UFC 334 main event on Saturday, Nov. 14. The two already faced off on Tuesday, per Spinnin Backfist.
His path to that main event has been unusual. He played fullback and wrestled at Fresno State, where he was an All-American, and spent time on the San Francisco 49ers practice squad before trying MMA. He made his pro debut at Bellator 300 in October 2023 and submitted Spencer Smith with an arm-triangle.
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Garry is a welterweight, so he’s no threat to Hokit’s spot in the division. He was ranked No. 2 at 170 as of June, holds the former Cage Warriors title, and has one pro loss, a unanimous decision to Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310 in December 2024. He and Hokit were born five days apart in November 1997. The sources don’t explain why Hokit picked him as a target.
Hokit has said the act is intentional. In a conversation with Daniel Cormier, posted via DC’s account, Cormier questioned whether the comments help or hurt his career. Hokit answered, “You fought Jon Jones for $50K. I’m not going through that. I don’t want anyone to lowball me. If I gotta crack a few eggs to make an omlette, that’s what I’m gonna do.”
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Gane is the one who has to deal with him on Saturday.
