Josh Hokit defends his remark that called Michelle Obama "a man" and refuses to apologize after his White House bout.Hokit expands on the exchange on “The Ariel Helwani Show,” saying he meant the comment as a compliment about resilience and will not backtrack.Ultimate Fighting Championship chief executive Dana White condemns the remark as nasty and false while White House spokesman Steven Cheung praises Hokit’s toughness after the win over Derrick Lewis.The event, staged during
Donald Trump’s Ultimate Fighting Championship birthday celebration, drew about 8.2M viewers on
Paramount+ and prompted wide online reaction;
Michelle Obama has not responded.