Dana White Disapproves of 'Pathetic' Confusion Between Hokit, Poatan, and Topuria in the UFC and Promises Drastic Change

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Hokit argues with Poatan and Topuria at the UFC press conference. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC

As expected, the widespread confusion between Alex Poatan , Ilia Topuria and Josh Hokit continues to generate discussion. The episode took place at the press conference to promote UFC Casa Branca , held last Friday (8), in New Jersey (USA). It is true that the altercation involving the trio, while being the highlight of the ceremony, was also the negative one, as many did not approve. Even Dana White lamented the controversy.

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In the post- UFC 328 press conference , held last Saturday (9), the official did not shy away from the topic and disapproved of the confusion caused by Hokit, which ended the ceremony. In fact, Dana always makes it clear that he cannot stand his 'tras talk' style, which is based on WWE. It all started when the American, always vocal and who was near Poatan, provoked him, insulted him and showed him the middle finger. To the surprise of many, the Brazilian did not take a position, but Topuria came to his defense.

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From there, the bad boy hurled insults at the Georgian, who responded by throwing an object at him. Quickly, the UFC security team intervened and controlled the situation, removing Hokit from the press conference. Upon seeing the scene, Dana admitted he hadn't expected the altercation, but assured everyone it wouldn't happen again. In any case, despite the UFC president's shock, Hokit has been constantly and publicly provoking Poatan.

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“I don’t want any of these guys to get hurt over nonsense that means nothing, with guys who will never face each other. It’s not like Topuria and Hokit are going to fight. I think all this stuff Hokit does is ridiculous, but the guy put on a show. A guy who was knocked down beat the world number 5. He argued with Paulo too. Topuria and Alex are usually pretty calm guys. Topuria even freaks out sometimes,” said the official.

“They were sitting next to each other in the same row and I thought, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me now.’ We weren’t expecting this, because all I was worried about was the weigh-in and nothing happening between Chimaev and Strickland. But we’ll be ready for it. This is the business we’re in,” he concluded.