Josh Hokit can be with out his longtime coach when he competes on the upcoming UFC Freedom 250 occasion.
UFC Freedom 250 goes down on the White Home garden on June 14 — president Donald Trump’s birthday. The cardboard is meant to assist rejoice the USA’s 250th anniversary, and options appearances from many high fighters.
A type of fighters is Josh Hokit.
Hokit final fought at UFC 327 earlier this month, when he defeated longtime heavyweight contender Curtis Blaydes by resolution in a Battle of the 12 months contender. Instantly after the win, which introduced him to 3-0 within the UFC, it was introduced he’ll have a fast turnaround to struggle one other heavyweight veteran in Derrick Lewis on the White Home.
The struggle with Lewis would be the greatest second of Hokit’s profession. As such, he’s absolutely coaching arduous for the problem together with his staff in Albuquerque. That features his coach Greg Jackson, who has educated legends like Jon Jones and Georges St-Pierre prior to now.
That being mentioned, Hokit has revealed Jackson doesn’t intend to attend the UFC White Home occasion because of “private causes.” As a joke, he invited the UFC ring ladies to take the coach’s place.
Josh Hokit: ‘I don’t have a coach’ for UFC White Home
My coach Greg Jackson won’t be teaching me on the White Home struggle for private causes… I don’t have a coach now… will the ring ladies nook me please… tag them for me🙏
— The Unimaginable Hok (@Josh_HokitUFC) April 18, 2026
“My coach Greg Jackson won’t be teaching me on the White Home struggle for private causes,” Hokit mentioned. “I don’t have a coach now… will the ring ladies nook me please… tag them for me.”
Hokit to not specify on the explanations Jackson gained’t be attending the White Home occasion. That’s presumably as a result of these causes are, nicely, private. Nevertheless, followers have been fast to invest it could be as a result of coach’s political leanings, or maybe because of a household scenario.
Somehow, it is going to be fascinating to see how this impacts Hokit on struggle evening.
