Dana White responds after UFC fighter shouts ‘Michelle Obama is a person’ after win

The US got here collectively to have a good time President Donald Trump’s birthday on Sunday with a weird UFC occasion on the White House entrance garden.

Birthday events are hardly ever as massive as this one and the 80-year-old was clearly eager to mark reaching his eighth decade on planet Earth with a big occasion, that includes seven UFC fights in a cage in his entrance backyard.

We have seen occasions comparable to these entice big consideration previously, with Jake Paul even in a position to carry Anthony Joshua again into the world of boxing with a money-spinning battle reside on Netflix.

However to do it on the White House appeared unprecedented, significantly as Trump was seemingly busy negotiating a peace cope with Iran on the identical time.

Though the occasion was deemed to be a hit, with seven finishes within the fights and solely a quick delay because of the climate, the sporting occasion did entice some controversy following a slightly silly remark from one of many fighters.

After a knockout win over Derrick Lewis, rising star Josh Hokit, who’s well-known for his viral feedback each earlier than and after fights, determined to publicly defame former first girl Michelle Obama.

He ended his interview with “Lastly, Michele Obama is a person. Am I proper, America?”

Now, a number of Trump followers love the concept of ‘free speech’ and with the ability to say no matter you need however sadly for Hokit, issues do not truly work like that, and he might solely be saved from critical authorized bother if America’s stylish former first girl merely decides that the MMA star is not price her time.

And whereas it was met with a blended response on the White House, it appears as if Dana White wasn’t an enormous fan of the remark.

“I perceive that the Obamas are public figures, however I’m fully in opposition to saying nasty and false issues about folks’s households,” White instructed TIME in a textual content message.

“Everybody is aware of my place on free speech, however I hate that form of nonsense.”

Sadly for the UFC, it appears as if a lot of the main target will now be on Hokit’s feedback slightly than the occasion itself, which truly turned out to be a hit when many doubted if it will be potential.

Nonetheless, that wasn’t the one controversy on the occasion, as photos additionally captured fellow fighter Sean Strickland being escorted away from the occasion after experiences advised that he had been banned, though White later clarified that he merely hadn’t been invited.

Different esteemed company on the White House included Tyson Fury, who was in attendance after cheering on his brother Tommy in his battle in opposition to Eddie Corridor in Manchester, regardless of earlier experiences suggesting that he had a US journey ban.