Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight bruisers Ciryl Gane vs. Josh Hokit are set to settle their differences tonight (Sat., Nov. 14, 2026) inside Madison Square Garden in UFC 334‘s surreal main event.
It’s been a long, winding (and painful) road for Gane to finally become undisputed champion (sorry, Alex!). Five years after winning his first interim title and four years after his first shot at undisputed gold, “Bon Gamin” finally holds the belt he’d been chasing. And while the journey included some unexpected detours, the destination always seemed inevitable. Indeed, Gane has long been one of the division’s most gifted athletes and technically-polished strikers, making it somewhat remarkable that the 36-year-old had yet to officially call himself champion.
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Standing across from him this evening is one of UFC’s fastest-rising Heavyweights. Just three years and one month removed from his promotional debut, Hokit — a former NFL football player — has already climbed all the way to a title opportunity. The undefeated wrestler bulldozed his way through the division (like this), but Gane is an entirely different challenge. Gane represents a massive step up in competition — and Hokit had to prove he wasn’t climbing the ladder faster than he was ready for.
Important questions will finally answered tonight!
Checkout complete, live round-by-round “Gane vs. Hokit” results below:
Round One:
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Hokit, the challenger, was the first to make the walk to the Octagon … and he was all business. Gane, the champion, followed shortly after, rocking sunglasses that matched his maroon-colored fight kit. Hokit actually flipped of ring announcer Bruce Buffer (for this) and we were definitely on our way … Hokit came out of his corner on fire, shooting for a takedown and getting Gane nearly down before he exploded back to his feet. It was a mad scramble and, of course, Gane poked Hokit in the eye bad, but he continued his incredible pressure on the Frenchman. Gane tried to keep him at bay with a jab, but Hokit continued to just walk forward. He feinted and faked takedowns, getting huge reactions from Gane, who was taking big, deep breaths just three minutes into the bout. Hokit continued to walk down Gane, unafraid to eat shots just to land one, maybe. The pair traded hard jabs, with Gane landing a hard shot amidst the madness. Hokit scored a massive slam takedown with less than one minute in the round, electrifying the crowd — totally insane scene. Hokit ended the round on top, landing ground-and-pound. What a round! It was close, so expect judges to maybe be split. I’ll give it to Hokit for his pace, pressure and late slam theatrics.
Round Two:
Hokit continued to push a ridiculous pace. Gane was backing up, but did land the harder shot. Hokit faked a takedown and Gane bit on it bad, with Hokit jumping on top of him while he was on all fours. Gane continued to land short, hard uppercuts and stiff jabs as he fended off Hokit, who refused to protect his face. Hard right hand from Hokit landed midway through the round, with Gane continuing to land the jab seemingly at-will. Two hard right hands from Hokit land flush, as Gane looks totally spent. The pair finally hugged along the fence with one minute on the clock, then got into a back-and-forth clinch battle like Rock ’em, Sock ’em robots. Hard shots landed down the stretch — both fighters are absolutely spent.
Round Three:
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Gane’s corner is giving him advice between rounds about how to rest during the round (rest on top of him). Meanwhile, Hokit is menacingly talking trash from the other side of the cage, full sinister smile. Hokit went in on a single-leg 30 seconds in, and when Gane resisted, he quickly released the limb and went back to dirty boxing. Big knee from Gane scored in the clinch, then another, but Hokit just used it to somehow spin around the big man and wrestle him to the fence. They once again traded short shots in close, with not much power coming from either fighter, landing hard elbows each off the break. Hokit continued to press forward and Gane just pumped a hard jab to keep him away … but he didn’t go away. Hokit then started with foot stomps and the crowd erupted! Big elbow from Gane, then Hokit followed suit moments later. Gane just continued to back up, using a chopping technique — anything he can — to keep Hokit off of him. I’ll give that to Hokit despite Gane still landing the harder shots … 2-1 “Incredible Hok!”
Round Four:
Gane opened the championship rounds with a super hard kick to the body. Hokit quickly closed the distance, chasing Gane around the cage while eating hard knees to the mid-section. He pressed Gane up against the fence and unleashed more foot stomps. The pair hugged each other to the center of the Octagon and traded hard, short shots before tying up along the cage once again. Big uppercut from Gane, but Hokit somehow kept the pedal mashed to the floor. It wasn’t pretty by any means, but Hokit was making this a dog fight, all while eating hard shots to the face and knees to the mid-section. Nice overhand right from Hokit, who wasn’t really doing much this round in terms of landing effective shots. Undeterred, Hokit kept grinding, but Gane definitely did more that round. The unofficial scorecard for this writer is 2-2 heading into the fifth and final frame.
Round Five:
In progress …
Final Result:
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