This is the UFC 334 live blog for Ciryl Gane vs. Josh Hokit, heavyweight championship main event Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Gane (14-2, 1 NC) stands at No. 18 in the MMA Fighting Pound-for-Pound Rankings and was recently promoted to undisputed heavyweight champion in the absence of incumbent Tom Aspinall. The circumstances are certainly controversial, with Gane being responsible for Aspinall’s current stint on the injury list due to eye pokes suffered in a title defense against
Gane in October 2025. Gane soldiered on, defeating former two-division UFC champion Alex Pereira via knockout at UFC White House to claim an interim belt, which put him in position to become the division’s sole titleholder with Aspinall still on the mend.
The clear-cut choice for 2026 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year, Hokit (10-0) can cap off an unbelievable run to the top of the heavyweight division by upsetting the more experienced Gane. Hokit has drawn plenty of headlines for his bizarre and offensive comments, but when fight night rolls around, he has impressed. The onetime NFL hopeful ran through his first two UFC opponents before coming out on top of an insane Fight of the Year candidate brawl against Curtis Blaydes, and then made the most of his UFC White House opportunity by demolishing fan favorite Derrick Lewis. Now, Hokit has the chance to become UFC champion just 15 months after earning his contract on Dana White’s Contender Series.
Check out the UFC 334 live blog for Ciryl Gane vs. Josh Hokit below.
