{"id":39261,"date":"2026-07-13T04:08:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T04:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Josh-Hokit-accuses-Paddy-Pimblett-of-being-twofaced-after-UFC-329-201871"},"modified":"2026-07-13T04:08:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T04:08:30","slug":"josh-hokit-accuses-paddy-pimblett-of-being-two-faced-after-ufc-329","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/josh-hokit-accuses-paddy-pimblett-of-being-two-faced-after-ufc-329\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Hokit accuses Paddy Pimblett of being \u2018two-faced\u2019 after UFC 329"},"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\/07\/josh-hokit-accuses-paddy-pimblett-of-being-two-faced-after-ufc-329.jpg\" width=\"640\" class=\"Picture\"\/><\/center>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>\n<b>Paddy Pimblett\u2019s comments on Conor McGregor have spark criticism<br \/>\nfrom Josh Hokit. | \ud83d\udcf7: Getty\/UFC<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!--\/PICTURE R--><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Ultimate-Fighting-Championship-2\"><br \/>\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> heavyweight <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Josh-Hokit-433441\">Josh Hokit<\/a><br \/>\nbelieves fighters are two-faced, using <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Paddy-Pimblett-84902\">Paddy<br \/>\nPimblett<\/a> as an example.<\/p>\n<p>Pimblett (24-4) secured a spectacular win by putting <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Benoit-St-Denis-317103\">Benoit St.<br \/>\nDenis<\/a> (17-4) to sleep in less than a minute in <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/events\/UFC-329-McGregor-vs-Holloway-2-111889\"><br \/>\nUFC 329<\/a>\u2019s co-headliner. The main event between <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Conor-McGregor-29688\">Conor<br \/>\nMcGregor<\/a> and <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Max-Holloway-38671\">Max<br \/>\nHolloway<\/a> then ended in anticlimactic fashion, with the<br \/>\nreturning Irish star suffering a leg injury in the opening<br \/>\nsequence, leading to a victory for his Hawaiian counterpart.<\/p>\n<div id=\"adViAi\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> Pimblett remained respectful towards McGregor in the lead-up to UFC<br \/>\n329, seemingly taking a backseat as the Irish superstar drew most<br \/>\nof the attention. However, he changed his tune after watching the<br \/>\nformer two-division champion lose.<\/p>\n<h2>Josh Hokit says Paddy Pimblett proved exactly why he talks<br \/>\ntrash<\/h2>\n<p>Pimblett stole the show at UFC 329, given the unfortunate<br \/>\nconclusion to the main event. After his bonus-winning triumph, \u201cThe<br \/>\nBaddy\u201d claimed McGregor is \u201cfinished\u201d before proclaiming himself<br \/>\nthe new face of the UFC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh my god, McGregor&#8217;s done already? Well, he is finished,\u201d<br \/>\nPimblett said in a post-fight interview. \u201cThe new boy is in town.<br \/>\nThe main man is here. I can become the face of the organization<br \/>\nnow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hokit has now called out Pimblett and fighters in general for being<br \/>\ntwo-faced. \u201cThe Incredible Hok\u201d believes fighters are respectful to<br \/>\neach other only at their own convenience. Hokit, who has quickly<br \/>\nrisen to stardom in the UFC with his polarizing trash talk, backed<br \/>\nup by spectacular performances, doesn\u2019t think his antics deserve<br \/>\nany criticism, considering how other fighters behave.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFighters are the most two-faced people in the world,\u201d Hokit wrote<br \/>\non X. \u201cNothing but respect and bow downs to one another when it\u2019s<br \/>\nconvenient\u2026 and you wonder why I do what I do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><center readability=\"1.2740585774059\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"5.0962343096234\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fighters are the most two faced people in<br \/>\nthe world.. nothing but respect and bow downs to one another when<br \/>\nit\u2019s convenient.. and you wonder why I do what I do <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UExkDfZ4QR\">https:\/\/t.co\/UExkDfZ4QR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Incredible Hok (@Josh_HokitUFC) <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Josh_HokitUFC\/status\/2076332494308405298?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"><br \/>\nJuly 12, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paddy Pimblett\u2019s comments on Conor McGregor have spark criticism from Josh Hokit. | \ud83d\udcf7: 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\u2019s co-headliner. 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