Paddy Pimblett’s comments on Conor McGregor have spark criticism
from Josh Hokit. | 📷: Getty/UFC
Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight Josh Hokit
believes fighters are two-faced, using Paddy
Pimblett as an example.
Pimblett (24-4) secured a spectacular win by putting Benoit St.
Denis (17-4) to sleep in less than a minute in
UFC 329’s co-headliner. The main event between Conor
McGregor and Max
Holloway then ended in anticlimactic fashion, with the
returning Irish star suffering a leg injury in the opening
sequence, leading to a victory for his Hawaiian counterpart.
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Pimblett remained respectful towards McGregor in the lead-up to UFC
329, seemingly taking a backseat as the Irish superstar drew most
of the attention. However, he changed his tune after watching the
former two-division champion lose.
Josh Hokit says Paddy Pimblett proved exactly why he talks
trash
Pimblett stole the show at UFC 329, given the unfortunate
conclusion to the main event. After his bonus-winning triumph, “The
Baddy” claimed McGregor is “finished” before proclaiming himself
the new face of the UFC.
“Oh my god, McGregor’s done already? Well, he is finished,”
Pimblett said in a post-fight interview. “The new boy is in town.
The main man is here. I can become the face of the organization
now.”
Hokit has now called out Pimblett and fighters in general for being
two-faced. “The Incredible Hok” believes fighters are respectful to
each other only at their own convenience. Hokit, who has quickly
risen to stardom in the UFC with his polarizing trash talk, backed
up by spectacular performances, doesn’t think his antics deserve
any criticism, considering how other fighters behave.
“Fighters are the most two-faced people in the world,” Hokit wrote
on X. “Nothing but respect and bow downs to one another when it’s
convenient… and you wonder why I do what I do.”
Fighters are the most two faced people in
the world.. nothing but respect and bow downs to one another when
it’s convenient.. and you wonder why I do what I do https://t.co/UExkDfZ4QR— The Incredible Hok (@Josh_HokitUFC)
July 12, 2026