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“Totally Disrespectful With the Actually MARTIAL ARTS” – Pros & Fans Disgusted as Fighter Exposes Himself in Absurd Outfit at Official Faceoff

Published 03/17/2023, 10:30 AM EDT

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Hollywood Fight Nights: Boston was available on UFC Fight Pass, which saw Callum Walsh defeat Wesley Tucker in the main event. However, undefeated fighter Francis Hogan sported an outrageous outfit during the faceoff against his opponent, Jimmy Williams, who he defeated earlier. The fans have reacted to Hogan‘s outfit along with many UFC fighters on social media.

Francis Hogan extended his run to a 14-fight winning streak after emerging victorious against Jimmy Williams. He won the fight after a 4th-round stoppage due to Williams facing a severe nose laceration. However, it wasn’t Hogan‘s knockout win that made headlines.

Francis Hogan made waves on social media after wearing a sling swimsuit while he posed alongside his opponent. While some found it hilarious, it outraged others. Combat sports fans and even a few current and former UFC fighters shared their reactions on social media.

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Fans and UFC fighters react to Francis Hogan’s outfit

First of all, former UFC interim heavyweight champion and Hall of Famer Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira found the outfit hilarious and commented with a few laughing emojis. On the other hand, current UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling also expressed his thoughts as he laugh at it and commented: “Bruuuuh.”

Welterweight star Niko Price also shared a laugh about it and commented: “Ok this is good.” However, his middleweight counterpart, Eryk Anders, couldn’t make sense of the situation. He tagged an up-and-coming fighter, Austin Clayton, in the comments claiming that he was wearing the swimsuit. Both Calyton and Hogan share a similar look. Anders commented: “(Austin Claton) what you doin man??”

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Let us take a look at some of the reactions from users on Instagram –

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  • Totally disrespectful with the actually MARTIAL ARTS.
  • why would bro expose himself with that tiny thing in that tiny thing
  • Delete this asap
  • Ufc turning into WWE real quick
  • After all this make sure you don’t lose
  • We were a proper sport at one point.
  • The only honorable sport we had at the moment and it’s degeneration is about to begin.

While most fans were annoyed at Francis Hogan‘s outfit, they felt that it was disrespectful toward martial arts. They believe that the UFC is turning into a WWE product. The fans feel that the sport is losing its honor.

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These kinds of outrageous acts weren’t very common in professional combat sports but in the influencer’s boxing space. The fans are clearly not happy with it and have urged Dana White to not let these kinds of incidents take place in the future.

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Himanga Mahanta

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Himanga is a UFC author at EssentiallySports. He interned as a WWE author at Sportsmanor before joining EssentiallySports to pursue his interest as a sports journalist. Himanga is a big fan of UFC's Conor McGregor and considers him the most entertaining combat sports athlete of the 21st century.
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Vineet Nandwana