{"id":963531,"date":"2026-11-13T23:26:15","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T23:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/963531\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T23:26:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T23:26:15","slug":"the-entire-sport-is-a-joke-controversial-ufc-star-passes-out-during-weigh-in-as-antics-go-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/963531\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The entire sport is a joke\u2019:\u00a0Controversial UFC\u00a0star \u2018passes out\u2019 during weigh-in as antics go viral"},"content":{"rendered":"

Controversial UFC star Josh Hokit has made headlines again for his pre-fight antics by pretending to pass out during a weigh-in.<\/p>\n

The unbeaten American, 29, faces off against Ciryl Gane for the UFC Heavyweight Championship in New York on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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He is known for causing a stir outside of the octagon, having previously feigned being drunk and throwing up during the weigh-in for his fight on the White House lawn in June.<\/p>\n

And he performed a similarly bizarre stunt on Saturday ahead of UFC 334.<\/p>\n

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Stepping onto the scales, Hokit then leant over to his left and, with his eyes closed, froze as if he had passed out.<\/p>\n

A stunned silence fell over the room as Hokit put on the act for a full 90 seconds.<\/p>\n

Eventually, he began moving his arm and started laughing before walking off stage having made the 120kg weight limit.<\/p>\n

The clip quickly went viral on social media, with more than 2,000 retweets in a matter of hours.<\/p>\n

Reacting to the footage, UFC fan Scoop said: \u201cWhy are we indulging his idiotic and cringy acting?\u201d<\/p>\n

While Jimmy Moore reacted: \u201cThe entire sport is a joke.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jon Dillabaugh responded: \u201cDrama queen. He\u2019s faking it. Such an attention whore.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Yung Keitel said: \u201cThis is equivalent to your toddler thinking it\u2019s hilarious to pretend they\u2019re asleep when they\u2019re actually awake.\u201d<\/p>\n

And Nik Ariki said: \u201cMan who cried wolf. No one will care when it really happens.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"UFC<\/p>\n

Hokit was heavily criticised at the UFC White House event five months ago when he called Michelle Obama a \u201cman\u201d following his victory in front of US President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

But that has not stopped him from continuing to provide shocking quotes in the lead-up to the Gane fight.<\/p>\n

When asked about Gane\u2019s eye poke of Tom Aspinall, Hokit told Fox Sports<\/a>: \u201cIf he tries some s**t with like that on me, there\u2019s gonna be 30,000 angry New Yorkers ready to f**king beat the f**k out of him.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf he wants to eye poke me, I\u2019ll hit him in the back of the head.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf he hits me in the back of the head, I\u2019ll hit him low. He hits me low, well I\u2019ve probably gotta stab him now.\u201d<\/p>\n

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