{"id":37887,"date":"2026-04-23T03:50:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T03:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Renowned-JacksonWink-coach-wont-corner-Hokit-Garcia-at-UFC-White-House-200933"},"modified":"2026-04-23T03:50:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T03:50:02","slug":"renowned-jackson-wink-coach-wont-corner-hokit-garcia-at-ufc-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/renowned-jackson-wink-coach-wont-corner-hokit-garcia-at-ufc-white-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Renowned Jackson-Wink coach won\u2019t corner Hokit, Garcia at UFC White House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <center><!--PICTURE R--><\/p>\n<div class=\"pointer\">\n<center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/renowned-jackson-wink-coach-wont-corner-hokit-garcia-at-ufc-white-house.jpg\" width=\"640\" class=\"Picture\"\/><\/center>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p><b>Greg<br \/>\nJackson won&#8217;t be in the corner of Josh Hokit or Steve Garcia at UFC<br \/>\nWhite House. | Dave Mandel\/Sherdog.com<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!--\/PICTURE R--><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Two <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/stats\/fightfinder?association=Jackson-Wink+MMA\"><br \/>\nJackson-Wink MMA<\/a> athletes will be without one of their primary<br \/>\ncoaches on the biggest stage of their careers to date.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report from the <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/sports\/jackson-wont-corner-for-hokit-garcia-at-white-house\/3026025\">Albuquerque Journal<\/a>, Greg Jackson will not<br \/>\ncorner <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Josh-Hokit-433441\">Josh Hokit<\/a><br \/>\nor <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Steve-Garcia-50916\">Steve<br \/>\nGarcia<\/a> in their bouts at <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/events\/UFC-White-House-Freedom-250-Topuria-vs-Gaethje-111990\"><br \/>\nUFC White House<\/a> on June 14. Hokit initially revealed the news<br \/>\non social media, saying that Jackson wouldn\u2019t be present for<br \/>\n\u201cpersonal reasons.\u201d Hokit will face <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Derrick-Lewis-59284\">Derrick<br \/>\nLewis<\/a> at heavyweight, will Garcia will square off against<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Diego-Lopes-112531\">Diego<br \/>\nLopes<\/a> in a featherweight tilt.<\/p>\n<div id=\"adViAi\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <center readability=\"1.4121338912134\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"5.6485355648536\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My coach Greg Jackson will not be coaching<br \/>\nme on the White House fight for personal reasons\u2026 I don\u2019t have a<br \/>\ncoach now\u2026 will the ring girls corner me please\u2026 tag them for<br \/>\nme\ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Incredible Hok (@Josh_HokitUFC) <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Josh_HokitUFC\/status\/2045312939952066888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"><br \/>\nApril 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h2>Sitting This One Out<\/h2>\n<p>This week, Jackson confirmed to the Journal via text message that<br \/>\nhe won\u2019t be coaching either Hokit or Garcia at the event, which<br \/>\nwill be held on the South Lawn at the White House on President<br \/>\nDonald Trump\u2019s birthday. The event is being held in recognition of<br \/>\nthe United States\u2019 250th birthday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI won\u2019t be there for either guy this time,\u201d Jackson wrote, \u201cbut<br \/>\nI\u2019m keeping [the reason] off the record.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jackson, who co-founded Jackson-Wink MMA in Albuquerque, New<br \/>\nMexico, along with Mike Winkeljohn, has coached a number of big<br \/>\nname fighters over the years, including <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Georges-St-Pierre-3500\">Georges St.<br \/>\nPierre<\/a>, <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Jon-Jones-27944\">Jon Jones<\/a>,<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Rashad-Evans-10200\">Rashad<br \/>\nEvans<\/a>, <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Holly-Holm-75125\">Holly Holm<\/a>,<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Carlos-Condit-6765\">Carlos<br \/>\nCondit<\/a>, <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Donald-Cerrone-15105\">Donald<br \/>\nCerrone<\/a>, <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Diego-Sanchez-4824\">Diego<br \/>\nSanchez<\/a>, <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/John-Dodson-11660\">John Dodson<\/a><br \/>\nand <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Michelle-Waterson-Gomez-23091\">Michelle<br \/>\nWaterson-Gomez<\/a>, to name a few.<\/p>\n<p>Hokit emerged as a person of interest at heavyweight after taking a<br \/>\nunanimous decision over <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Curtis-Blaydes-172939\">Curtis<br \/>\nBlaydes<\/a> in a \u201cFight of the Year\u201d contender at UFC 327 on April<br \/>\n11. That helped propel \u201cThe Incredible Hok\u201d into a last-minute spot<br \/>\non the White House lineup against Lewis, the promotion\u2019s all-time<br \/>\nknockout leader.<\/p>\n<p>Garcia, meanwhile, has compiled a seven-fight winning streak in the<br \/>\nOctagon at 145-pounds, finishing all but one of those victories via<br \/>\nknockout or technical knockout. Most recently, \u201cMean Machine\u201d<br \/>\nstopped <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/David-Onama-254945\">David Onama<\/a><br \/>\nin the opening stanza in the UFC Fight Night 263 headliner this<br \/>\npast November. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greg Jackson won&#8217;t be in the corner of Josh Hokit or Steve Garcia at UFC White House. | Dave Mandel\/Sherdog.com Two Jackson-Wink MMA athletes will be without one of their primary coaches on the biggest stage of their careers to date. 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