Joe Rogan Says Ufc Fighter Who Made Michelle Obama Jibe Shouldn’t Have Been Invited To White House Event In The First Place

Podcaster Joe Rogan has said nan UFC combatant who unleashed a slur astatine erstwhile first woman Michelle Obama astatine Donald Trump’s White House cage conflict should ne'er person been invited successful nan first place.

After Josh Hokit won his heavyweight bout against Derrick Lewis during nan UFC conflict connected nan South Lawn of nan White House connected June 14, he told Rogan, who was emceeing nan event, “Michelle Obama is simply a man. Am I right, America?”

“If they wanted to debar this, astir apt shouldn't person had him conflict connected nan White House lawn,” Rogan told chap podcaster Tim Dillon connected Wednesday’s section of The Joe Rogan Experience.

Trump hosted nan conflict arsenic portion of nan celebrations for America’s 250th day of independence — and it besides coincided pinch nan president’s 80th birthday.

Rogan explained connected his podcast that Hokit has a characteristic known arsenic “The Incredible Hoke,” seemingly a reference to nan big, greenish superhero, “The Incredible Hulk.”

“He's fundamentally for illustration a pro- wrestling bad guy, who besides is simply a really bully fighter,” Rogan said.

“If they wanted to debar this, astir apt shouldn't person had him conflict connected nan White House section because if he said that astatine nan T-Mobile Arena aliases successful Madison Square Garden —outrageous, but not that large a deal.”

In nan look of wide criticism, including from UFC president Dana White, nan 28-year-old combatant doubled down connected his jibe, claiming he was complimenting Michelle Obama.

“I thought I was giving her a compliment,” Hokit told Ariel Helwani connected a caller section of his combat sports podcast.

Helwani replied: “I don’t deliberation anyone viewed it arsenic such.”

“Michelle Obama being a man, it’s like, she knows really to woody pinch adversity. She knows really to activity difficult for illustration a man erstwhile nan times get tough. You know…the reliable support going,” Hokit said.

White, a friend of Trump’s, told TIME successful guidance to Hokit’s crude remark astatine nan White House fight, “I understand that nan Obama’s [sic] are nationalist figures but I’m wholly against saying nasty and mendacious things astir people’s families.”

“Everyone knows my position connected free reside but I dislike that benignant of nonsense,” he added.