Izzy and DJ Caught Laughing As Josh Hokit Fakes Fight Move
By 813 Staff
Front office sources reveal Izzy and DJ Caught Laughing As Josh Hokit Fakes Fight Move, according to Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) (in the last 24 hours).
Source: https://x.com/Home_of_Fight/status/2066945735766003890
What’s different this time is the laughter. When Josh Hokit’s name surfaces in MMA circles, it’s usually met with raised eyebrows or polite skepticism—another high-level wrestler trying to make the transition, another guy with a decorated college résumé who may or may not have the striking chops to hang on the big stage. But according to a post from Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) that lit up timelines Tuesday, the reactions from Israel Adesanya and Demetrious Johnson tell a different story. They weren’t just aware Hokit was competing—they were in on the joke, because they knew exactly what he was bringing.
League sources confirm that Hokit, a four-time NAIA national champion wrestler and former Fresno State Bulldog who also spent time on the San Francisco 49ers practice squad, made his professional MMA debut over the weekend. The clip that circulated shows Adesanya and Johnson—two of the sport’s sharpest minds—reacting with knowing amusement, and those close to the situation say that reaction reflects what insiders have quietly been whispering for months: Hokit’s grappling is genuinely elite, and he’s been putting in serious work on the feet.
The front office has been quietly monitoring Hokit’s camp for a while. Multiple talent evaluators I’ve spoken with see him as a legitimate dark horse in the heavyweight division—not just a wrestler with a football background, but an athlete who absorbs technique fast and has the kind of freakish physicality that can’t be taught. The underlying message from the Adesanya and Johnson clip is that the top guys aren’t dismissing him. They’re paying attention.
What matters here is that Hokit isn’t just another plucky debutant hoping to get lucky. He’s a proven competitor in one of the most punishing amateur sports, and the MMA community is starting to take that seriously. What happens next is this: expect his management to push for a follow-up fight on a larger card within the next three to four months. There’s no confirmed opponent yet, and no deal with a major promotion, but the buzz is real. If the Adesanya and Johnson seal of approval tells us anything, it’s that the locker room chatter is shifting from curiosity to genuine intrigue.
Source: https://x.com/Home_of_Fight/status/2066945735766003890
