Overview
- Cortes-Acosta, speaking during UFC 328 media, said he confronted Hokit at the UFC Apex after being called a “deadbeat father” in a UFC 324 interview.
- He says Hokit apologized during a later elevator encounter and said the insults were meant to make headlines for a future fight.
- Hokit has not publicly confirmed or denied Cortes-Acosta’s account, according to multiple reports.
- Cortes-Acosta faces Alexander Volkov at UFC 328 in Newark in a bout widely viewed as having title implications in a crowded heavyweight race.
- Hokit vaulted into the Top 5 after defeating Curtis Blaydes and is booked to fight Derrick Lewis next month on a high-profile card on the White House lawn.