{"id":247715,"date":"2026-06-11T06:52:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T06:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/11\/very-disrespectful-alex-pereira-hints-that-ufc-might-cut-josh-hokit\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T06:52:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T06:52:57","slug":"very-disrespectful-alex-pereira-hints-that-ufc-might-cut-josh-hokit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/11\/very-disrespectful-alex-pereira-hints-that-ufc-might-cut-josh-hokit\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Very disrespectful&#8221; &#8211; Alex Pereira hints that UFC might cut Josh Hokit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5178004\" data-slug-id=\"2793575\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ever since moving up to heavyweight, no fighter has given Alex Pereira more grief than Josh Hokit. From heated call-outs at press conferences to chaotic backstage confrontations, the outspoken heavyweight has repeatedly clashed with the legendary Brazilian. Now, &#8216;Poatan&#8217; believes Hokit&#8217;s UFC future may be in serious doubt.<\/p>\n<p>When asked at the UFC Freedom 250 media day whether he would consider a future showdown with Hokit, Pereira hinted that there were rumors suggesting the American could soon be released from the promotion:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Honestly, I didn&#8217;t even want to talk about [Hokit], but I&#8217;m going to make this very clear here. He&#8217;s already on the [White House] card; there&#8217;s no way to take him off. But I don&#8217;t know what his future will be after this fight. Whether he&#8217;ll still be part of the organization or not, I really don&#8217;t know.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Pereira added:<\/p>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline top\" data-tab=\"top\">\n<p>Get the latest updates on One Championship <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/one-championship-rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"top\">Rankings<\/a> at Sportskeeda and more<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve already heard some things, but I can&#8217;t talk about them. So I don&#8217;t need to think about him, because I don&#8217;t even know if he&#8217;s going to still be around. There is a huge audience there. There are children, there are families, and a lot of things he does and says are very disrespectful.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Check out Alex Pereira&#8217;s comments on Josh Hokit below (8:46):<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"yt-wrapper\">                    <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alex Pereira reacts to Dana White&#039;s GOAT comment, 3-division history | UFC White House\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N8vcD2EluP4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube\" data-embed=\"N8vcD2EluP4\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><img height=\"370\" width=\"660\" data-img=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/N8vcD2EluP4\/sddefault.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/N8vcD2EluP4\/sddefault.jpg\" class=\"lazy-img\" alt=\"youtube-cover\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hokit has relentlessly targeted Pereira in the build-up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-who-fighting-ufc-white-house-card-conor-mcgregor-s-teammate-rips-event\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">UFC Freedom 250<\/a>. He first sparked controversy by making <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-if-gets-fight-me-josh-hokit-will-continue-target-alex-pereira-s-mom-ahead-inevitable-clash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">inflammatory remarks<\/a> about &#8216;Poatan&#8217;s&#8217; mother during a press conference for the event, before taking things further with a profanity-laced confrontation in front of Pereira&#8217;s father backstage.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Alex Pereira gets 100% real about competing at heavyweight<\/h2>\n<p>Heading into Alex Pereira&#8217;s heavyweight debut, many have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-this-just-stupid-fans-fear-alex-pereira-sparring-footage-highlights-major-problem-ahead-ciryl-gane-fight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">questioned<\/a> how &#8216;Poatan&#8217; will carry the extra weight. Will he retain the speed, fluidity, and precision that made him a threat at middleweight and light heavyweight, or will the extra pounds hinder his movement and slow him down in the octagon?<\/p>\n<p>When a reporter posed the same question at the aforementioned press conference, Pereira appeared unfazed by the concerns. The Brazilian insisted that he has long trained at a much higher weight, even during his middleweight days:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;[Bulking up to heavyweight] has been very organic and very quick for me. The weight was never an issue. I already worked very, very heavy. I used to work at 220 [pounds], 230 [pounds] to get down to 185 [pounds]. It always went well&#8230; This was the time. It feels great. 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