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Josh Hokit, a former NFL fullback, took a swipe at the league on Tuesday night as he earned a UFC contract on Dana White’s Contender Series.

Hokit knocked out Guilherme Uriel in the second round of their bout to earn a UFC contract on the show. He nailed Uriel with a few elbows while the Brazilian fighter’s back was on the mat. The referee had to stop the fight.

After the fight, Hokit cut a pro wrestling-style promo on the NFL.

“I left the liberal, snowflake NFL to do a real man’s sport in a real man’s promotion and here I am doing just that by earning this UFC contract,” he said. “I’ve been chewed up and spit out and I continue to find a way and I will find a way to that UFC gold. Mark my words.”

Hokit, in an American flag bandanna, also sa

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