Sean Strickland not a fan of Josh Hokit’s ‘fake’ promotional style
While each are recognized for his or her trash speak, Sean Strickland is not a fan of Josh Hokit.
Hokit has shortly risen to stardom within the
Ultimate Fighting Championshipslicing professional wrestling-style promos. “The Incredible Hok” additionally toes the boundary at occasions, like saying Curtis Blaydes‘dad and mom knew the precise place of coitus to have ugly offspring.
Strickland, who is thought for his controversial trash speak, believes Hokit’s style is pretend and fabricated. Strickland claims he immediately shuts off clips of Hokit every time they pop up on his feed. Strickland can be not a fan of Hokit interviewing random individuals on the streets. However, Strickland has nothing private towards Hokit and even likes him as a particular person. Strickland additional admits that whereas he could not prefer it, Hokit’s style is seemingly working because it has landed him a spot on the
UFC White House: Freedom 250 card
“I respect him for doing it,” Strickland mentioned on UFC on Paramount. “To me, it’s too much. It’s so fake and fabricated. I’ll see a clip and I’ll shut it right away. I like Josh, I’ve trained with him, I’ve met him personally. Actually, he is a nice guy. But going and interviewing people on the street, you’re like an old influencer. You’re mid 30s, and you’re trying to be an influencer. Stop dude. Shut the f**k up. Be yourself. Go train. Or don’t, man. I guess what you’re doing is working. You’re on the White House card.”
Strickland is scheduled to challenge Khamzat Chimaev for the middleweight title at
UFC 328 on May 9 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Meanwhile, the undefeated Hokit (9-0) has three UFC wins, incomes bonuses for all three. The UFC can be apparently backing their rising star as Hokit earned each the “Fight of the Night” and “Performance of the Night” bonuses for his unanimous resolution win over Curtis Blaydes at UFC 327
final month. Hokit was instantly booked towards Derrick Lewis (29-13) for the White House card on June 14 on the look of President Donald Trump, who was in attendance.
