Hokit Warns Gane Ahead Of UFC 334 Title Fight

Josh Hokit delivered a blunt message to heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane at Friday's ceremonial weigh-ins ahead of their UFC 334 main event in New York City.

The challenger, who fought his way into the promotion via the Contender Series just a year ago, promised a punishing performance against the titleholder during their final faceoff. Hokit told Gane the fight would serve as a changing of the guard in the division, per MMA Fighting. Gane brushed off the trash talk, saying he planned to lean on his experience advantage when the cage door closes Saturday night.

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Harrison And Nunes Keep It Professional

The co-main event features a long-awaited bantamweight title clash between former teammates Kayla Harrison and Amanda Nunes. Both women stayed respectful at the weigh-in ceremony despite earlier tensions at Thursday's press conference. Harrison said the moment represented a lifetime of work coming to fruition, while Nunes expressed her excitement to compete in front of the New York crowd again.

UFC 334 features 24 fights total. The card also saw an unscheduled faceoff between flyweight champion Joshua Van and Manel Kape, who meet in the UFC 336 main event this January. Van skipped the official press conference for that bout but arrived in time for the staredown, where the bad blood between the two was on full display.

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UFC 334 takes place Saturday night at Madison Square Garden.

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• MMA Fighting — Josh Hokit issues warning to Ciryl Gane before UFC 334 main event: ‘I’m going to beat the sh*t out of you’