Waldo Cortes-Acosta wants Josh Hokit's teeth: 'the whole f***ing mouth, that dirty mouth'

The UFC Vegas 124 headliner says he is "no fan" of the UFC 334 title challenger, who fights Ciryl Gane for the heavyweight belt on 14 November.

Waldo Cortes-Acosta says he wants to meet Josh Hokit in the ring one day and take out his teeth. "Take it out, whole teeth, the whole f***ing mouth, that dirty mouth they have," the heavyweight told MMA Fighting, before he headlines UFC Vegas 124 against Johnny Walker on Saturday.

Cortes-Acosta, speaking in English, his second language, said he was excited for the heavyweight division and saw Hokit as "new blood coming for the title". He said Hokit has personality and is making heavyweight fights more exciting and more talked about on social media. He also spoke about his own past: "Before, I'm talking s*** about everybody," he said, adding that he is now "more reserved about talking about everybody". Asked whether he was a fan of Hokit, he said: "I no fan of him. I no fan of him."

Hokit, 10-0 and ranked No 4 at heavyweight, challenges Ciryl Gane for the UFC heavyweight title in the UFC 334 main event at Madison Square Garden on 14 November. His talk has drawn replies from other heavyweights: Alexander Volkov said Hokit "think like an elementary school kid" after Hokit said Volkov was lucky to still be on the UFC roster.

Volkov is also one of the two men Cortes-Acosta has lost to in his last two fights, both on decisions, along with Curtis Blaydes. Cortes-Acosta (17-4), No. 6 in the UFC heavyweight rankings, said at UFC Vegas 124 media day that he will "break the head right away" against Walker at the Meta APEX on Saturday. In the UK, the main card starts at 1am on Sunday on TNT Sports.

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