{"id":38263,"date":"2026-05-11T16:52:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T16:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Josh-Hokit-says-Sean-OMalley-missed-set-up-at-UFC-White-House-presser-201140"},"modified":"2026-05-11T16:52:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T16:52:06","slug":"josh-hokit-says-sean-omalley-missed-set-up-at-ufc-white-house-presser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/josh-hokit-says-sean-omalley-missed-set-up-at-ufc-white-house-presser\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Hokit says Sean O’Malley missed ‘set up’ at UFC White House presser"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Josh
\nHokit<\/a> claims Sean
\nO’Malley<\/a> missed an opportunity that he had set up for
\n\u201cSuga.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hokit and O\u2019Malley are both a part of
\nUFC Freedom 250<\/a> scheduled for June 14 at the White House. Hokit
\nand O\u2019Malley recently shared the dais during a UFC Freedom 250
\npre-fight press conference at the Prudential Center in Newark, New
\nJersey. <\/p>\n

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Hokit, who is playing the
\nUFC<\/a> \u2019s latest heel, targeted Derrick
\nLewis<\/a> and Alex
\nPereira<\/a> at the press conference. Ilia
\nTopuria<\/a> stood up in Pereira\u2019s defense and ended up having a
\nback-and-forth with Hokit, who was then escorted out of the media
\nevent. Meanwhile, O\u2019Malley sat through it all unfazed right between
\nHokit and Topuria. <\/p>\n

Missed Opportunity<\/h2>\n

Hokit claims he had set up a perfect opportunity for O\u2019Malley to
\nplot a future matchup against Topuria. However, Hokit accuses the
\nfellow American of missing the opportunity by playing \u201ctoo cool.\u201d
\n\u201cThe Incredible Hok\u201d hopes O\u2019Malley doesn\u2019t regret the missed
\nopportunity.<\/p>\n

\u201cImagine having the opportunity of a lifetime, set up by me
\nperfectly to back your fellow American and call your shot but the
\nmoment passes you by because you are simply \u2018too cool\u2019 \u2026 we\u2019ll all
\nbe on our death bed one day\u2026 hopefully he doesn\u2019t regret that\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

While Hokit (9-0) is scheduled to fight Lewis (29-13) in a
\nheavyweight matchup at UFC Freedom 250, O\u2019Malley (19-3) takes on
\nAiemann
\nZahabi<\/a> (14-2) in a bantamweight tilt on the same card.
\nMeanwhile, Topuria (17-0) puts his lightweight title on the line
\nagainst interim champion Justin
\nGaethje<\/a> (27-5) in the main event. O\u2019Malley was not asked a
\nsingle question at the recent press conference. <\/p>\n

While O\u2019Malley was trading barbs with Topuria when \u201cEl Matador\u201d was
\nthe featherweight champion, the chance of a matchup between them
\nhas diminished since the undefeated Georgian-Spaniard moved up to
\nlightweight. <\/p>\n

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Imagine having the opportunity of a
\nlifetime, set up by me perfectly to back your fellow American and
\ncall your shot but the moment passes you by because you are
\nsimply
\u201cto cool\u201d \u2026 we\u2019ll all be on our death bed one day\u2026 hopefully he
\ndoesn\u2019t regret that\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/ya6Q7WRqOJ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Incredible Hok (@Josh_HokitUFC)
\nMay 10, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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