Josh Hokit has once again taken a verbal jab at former two-division UFC champion Alex Pereira. Hokit initially directed comments at “Poatan” during the UFC Freedom 250 press conference, which led to a strong reaction from Ilia Topuria, and has now doubled down on his remarks by calling out the Brazilian.
Alex Pereira relinquished his light heavyweight title earlier this year and is scheduled to face Ciryl Gane for the interim heavyweight title this weekend at UFC Freedom 250.
Meanwhile, Hokit is set to fight Derrick Lewis on the same night. The American fighter is confident in his ability to knock out Lewis and subsequently expressed his desire to face “Poatan.”
Josh Hokit’s Latest Jab at Alex Pereira
In a recent interview with MMA Junkie, Josh Hokit, while again calling out Alex Pereira, stated:
“Alex Pereira, I want to chama on Alex Pereira’s mama. Omg, he said mama, he said mama. He said he said he is gonna chama on his mama.”
The term “Chama” has various meanings, including “call” and “flame.” However, Alex Pereira has popularized the phrase, using it in a context that translates to “let’s go.” Hokit, however, remains unconvinced that “Poatan” has fully disclosed the actual meaning of “Chama” to his fans. The 28-year-old elaborated:
“What does Chama mean? What if Alex was playing all of us, and Chama means like “fu*k you” or something the whole time? Imagine that. Man, what a legend.”
During the same interview, Hokit suggested that while most of Pereira’s fights are entertaining, he has primarily faced strikers in the UFC to date.
“I want Pereira. He’s a legend in the sport. Or at least that’s what everyone’s saying. I just think he came into the sport at the right time with a bunch of strikers. I don’t take away the whole rivalry with [Israel] Adesanya. That was great. But everyone else was just favorable matchups. It was all strikers. But at least he was able to perform a certain way and get those opponents out of there, and all of his fights are pretty fun to watch.”
Finally, Josh Hokit mentioned that “Poatan” has never encountered an opponent like him and admitted that he wishes to leverage the Brazilian’s name to “catapult” his own career.
“I would like to also use his name to catapult my name. I think he’s never faced a guy like me.”
Translation to English:
Josh Hokit has once again taken a shot at former two-division UFC champion Alex Pereira. Hokit addressed “Poatan” during the UFC Freedom 250 press conference, which provoked a strong reaction from Ilia Topuria, and later reiterated his call-out to the Brazilian.
Alex Pereira vacated his light heavyweight title earlier this year and is set to face Ciryl Gane for the interim heavyweight title this weekend as the co-main event of UFC Freedom 250.
Meanwhile, Hokit is scheduled to fight Derrick Lewis on the same night. The controversial American fighter is confident he can knock Lewis out and afterwards, he wants to face “Poatan.”
Josh Hokit Takes a Swipe at Alex Pereira
In a recent interview with MMA Junkie, while calling out Alex Pereira once more, Josh Hokit said:
“Alex Pereira, I want to ‘chama’ on Alex Pereira’s mama. Oh my god, he said mama, he said mama. He said he said he is going to ‘chama’ on his mama.”
The word “Chama” has multiple meanings, including “call” and “flame,” but Alex Pereira has popularized this catchphrase, using it in a way that translates to “let’s go.” However, Hokit is still not convinced that “Poatan” has revealed the REAL meaning of “Chama” to his fans. The 28-year-old added:
“What does ‘Chama’ mean? What if Alex was playing all of us, and ‘Chama’ means like ‘fu*k you’ or something the whole time? Imagine that. Man, what a legend.”
During the same interview, Hokit opined that although most of Pereira’s fights are fun to watch, to date, he’s faced mostly strikers in the UFC.
“I want Pereira. He’s a legend in the sport. Or at least that’s what everyone’s saying. I just think he came into the sport at the right time with a bunch of strikers. I don’t take away the whole rivalry with [Israel] Adesanya. That was great. But everyone else was just favorable matchups. It was all strikers. But at least he was able to perform a certain way and get those opponents out of there, and all of his fights are pretty fun to watch.”
Lastly, Josh Hokit added that “Poatan” has never faced anyone like him and confessed that he wants to use the Brazilian’s name to “catapult” his own profile.
“I would like to also use his name to catapult my name. I think he’s never faced a guy like me.”
