Overview
- Josh Hokit said Saturday on X that head coach Greg Jackson will not corner him for the June 14 Derrick Lewis bout, citing “personal reasons.”
- Greg Jackson has not explained the decision, and Chael Sonnen asked publicly about the claim without any reply from Jackson.
- Playing it for laughs, Hokit asked UFC ring girls to corner him, then added that he was serious about Jackson’s absence.
- Hokit earned the quick turnaround after his April 11 decision over Curtis Blaydes at UFC 327, a booking made on-site at President Donald Trump’s and Joe Rogan’s urging to Dana White.
- BetOnline lists Hokit as the favorite over Lewis, and reports slot the matchup fourth on the card as he prepares without his usual Jackson-Wink guidance.