On Friday, Josh Hokit was removed from a press conference for the UFC White House fight card, after the divisive heavyweight insulted his fellow athletes in a bizarre tirade.

On 14 June, the UFC will stage an unprecedented event on the South Lawn , to help celebrate 250 years of the United States. The card will actually take place on the 80th birthday of US president Donald Trump, a close friend of UFC CEO and president Dana White .

At the upcoming event, Hokit will face fellow American Derrick Lewis in a bout that was personally requested by Mr Trump , after the president sat ringside at UFC 327 last month.…