Most fighters get ready for a title shot with sparring, pads and a lot of running. Josh Hokit added pepper spray.
Two weeks out from fighting Ciryl Gane for the UFC heavyweight title, Hokit posted a training clip that ESPN MMA shared with one simple reaction: 😳. In the video, Hokit stands in a green HOKIT shirt, headgear and gloves while a training partner sprays pepper spray right at his face, and he is laughing and yelling through the whole thing.
Then, like nothing happened, he goes straight back to work, hitting pads with a coach while the rest of us would still be looking for a sink. Most of us need a nap after chopping one onion.
Long Island would like a word
Pepper spray to the face and he is still smiling? That is either the toughest man in the heavyweight division or someone who has never sat on the Southern State at 5 PM. Long Island drivers deal with a burning sensation every single rush hour, and none of us are laughing.
UFC 334 lands at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, Nov 14, with Ciryl Gane vs. Josh Hokit for the heavyweight title, plus Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes in the co-main event. The main card starts at 9 PM ET. So who’s taking the belt, Gane or Hokit? Let us know.
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Source: ESPN MMA (via @theincredible_hok). Image: ESPN MMA / @theincredible_hok.
