Josh Hokit clapped back at Jon Jones following the latter’s braggadocious Instagram post.
Hokit, challenging for the heavyweight belt for the first time in his career, took on Ciryl Gane in the main event of UFC 334. The 29-year-old made it incredibly difficult for Gane to dictate the entirety of the fight, only losing via a close unanimous decision (48-47 on all three judges’ scorecards).
In fact, ‘Bon Gamin’ has never been tested to the limit in any of his previous wins. And Hokit, just before the result was announced by Bruce Buffer, did appear to be confident about having gotten the job done as he began putting his hands up once the legendary announcer dragged, ‘By unanimous decision….’
Jones shared a clip on his Instagram reacting to the same. He could be heard saying:
Put your hand down. Put your hand down. (Chuckles after the result was announced)…Good job, Frenchman!
‘Bones’ also captioned the post:
Same coaches different results.
The consensus GOAT was referencing training at the Jackson Wink MMA Academy (Hokit trains at the same place), where he had trained ahead of his UFC heavyweight title win against Gane.
Hokit, despite his fatiguing back-and-forth bout against Gane, was in Jones’ comments section in no time. He wrote, bringing up Sean Combs:
Jon Jones Moves Like Sean Combs lol. #rentfree
Check out Josh Hokit’s comment below:
Ciryl Gane Snapped Josh Hokit’s Incredible 10-fight Winning Streak
Prior to his fight against Ciryl Gane, Josh Hokit had never lost in his brief but illustrious MMA career. Having signed with the UFC only a year ago, Hokit made it 4-0 in the promotion in just seven months, to go 10-0 overall.
He also beat veterans Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis during that incredible run. However, Gane proved to be just a notch too good for the surging American.
