Ilia Topuria details the altercation with Hokit and Poatan and threatens the UFC loudmouth.

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

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Ilia Topuria He had a special reason for taking up the cause of Alex Poatán During the UFC press conference at the White House. On that occasion, the Spaniard and the Brazilian shared the stage with other athletes from the card when Josh Hokit lost control and began to... directing insults heavy blows to the 'Pataxó' people, an attitude that, according to the champion, went beyond all acceptable limits.

In an interview with Alvaro Colmenero, Topuria stated that he was incredulous at the situation, highlighting that he had never witnessed such a disrespectful attack, especially one involving the family of another fighter.

“I couldn’t believe it. I’ve been to many press conferences, I’ve seen everything. But I’ve never seen someone stand up and talk about someone else’s mother in such a disrespectful way… And Alex, at the same time, there was so much noise that you could barely hear, and I thought: I can’t believe he’s saying all this for no reason at all,” she said. Ilia Topuria.

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For him, there is a clear line between promoting a fight with provocations and crossing the line of personal respect, something that, at that moment, was crossed. Irritated by the episode, Topuria admitted that, were it not for the presence of security, the outcome could have been disastrous for Hokit.

“You can talk about the other person’s professionalism, you can provoke them, that’s fine. We’re used to that. We know what we’re getting into. But talking about the other person’s mother like that, it made my blood boil… Luckily there were a lot of security guards there, because, let’s face it. One of us would have come out badly, and it wouldn’t have been me,” the Spaniard concluded.

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