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Ciryl Gane vs. Josh Hokit, Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes title fights set for UFC 334

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Ciryl Gane vs. Josh Hokit, Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes title fights set for UFC 334

Ciryl Gane seeks heavyweight immortality when he takes on the undefeated Josh Hokit in the UFC 334 main event, while the legendary Amanda Nunes officially returns to challenge Kayla Harrison.

During Saturday's UFC 331 broadcast, the top two fights for the Nov. 14 event at Madison Square Garden in New York were officially announced. Gane vs. Hokit headlines with Gane (14-2, 1 NC), the newly promoted undisputed heavyweight champion taking on Hokit (10-0), one of MMA's breakout stars. Gane earned undisputed status after Tom Aspinall vacated the belt due to ongoing eye issues resulting from injuries suffered in his no-contest against Gane this past October.

In the co-main event, a previously scheduled contest between bantamweight champion Harrison (19-1) and the returning Nunes (23-5) has been re-booked. The former American Top Team teammates were first expected to fight at UFC 324 this past January, but Harrison was forced to withdraw due to undergoing neck surgery.

Gane became a two-time interim champion with a knockout over Alex Pereira at UFC White House. UFC CEO Dana White said in an interview that Gane would not be elevated from interim to undisputed status without fighting again, but according to the official graphic and the live broadcast, Gane enters UFC 334 as the undisputed heavyweight champion.

The brash Hokit has rapidly risen in the UFC's heavyweight division, going 4-0 since being signed off of the Contender Series in 2025. He is coming off of three wins in six months, including a one-sided knockout over Derrick Lewis at UFC White House and a Fight of the Year brawl against Curtis Blaydes at UFC 327.

Harrison seeks her first title defense after winning the bantamweight belt via second-round submission over Julianna Peña at UFC 316. Prior to joining the UFC, Harrison was a two-time PFL tournament champion at 155 pounds and became the first woman to win Olympic gold in judo, doing so at both the 2012 London and 2016 Rio de Janeiro games.

She now finally gets the chance to face Nunes, widely considered to be the best fighter in women's MMA history. “The Lioness†previously held UFC titles at 145 and 135 pounds, winning 14 of her past 15 fights before stepping away from competition in 2023. Her lone loss during that stretch was a shocking submission defeat at the hands of Peña, but Nunes earned her revenge in an immediate rematch at UFC 277, where she won a dominant five-round decision.

Three other bouts were made official for the main card, check out the updated UFC 334 lineup below.

Ciryl Gane vs. Josh Hokit

Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes

Caio Borralho vs. Yousri Belgaroui

Uros Medic vs. Kevin Holland

Bilal Hasan vs. Luis Gurule

Stephen Thompson vs. Charles Radtke

Drew Dober vs. Chris Duncan

Jim Miller vs. Terrance McKinney

Donte Johnson vs. Baisangur Susurkaev

Bia Mesquita vs. Macy Chiasson

Adrian Yanez vs. Juan Diaz

Nazim Sadykhov vs. Jefferson Nascimento

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UFC Vegas 123 ‘Moicano vs. Nolan’ play-by-play, results & round scoring

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Ciryl Gane defended from cheater accusations by two former UFC champions: "He wasn’t going for it on purpose"

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Two former UFC titleholders are coming to the defense of Ciryl Gane amid a cheater label.

Some believe that Gane has bent the rules in his favor in past fights, particularly with eye pokes and illegal strikes. “Bon Gamin†came under fire for his double eye poke foul against Tom Aspinall, who still hasn't fought since Oct. 2025 due to his injuries. Gane was also scrutinized for landing illegal elbows to the back of Alex Pereira's head in their UFC Freedom 250 fight back in June.

While some have called Gane a cheater, former rivals Dominick Cruz and TJ Dillashaw disagree with that notion. During a recent edition of the “Love & War Podcast,†Cruz said that during his fighting days, he'd take the blame himself if he was ever got poked in the eye (via MMAFighting).

“I always said if you can poke me in my f*cking eye, I'm doing something wrong,†Cruz said. “You can punch me in my head. Trying to my head is so f*cking hard, if you can poke me in the eye, that's my problem, so we agree on that and I think that's why he's not a cheater.â€

Dillashaw agreed with Cruz, saying that he thinks people have the wrong idea about Gane over his accidental fouls.

“I don't think he is [a cheater],†Dillashaw said. “It's gotten blown out of the water since the Pereira fight. Obviously, everyone's a Pereira fan and they wanted him to win and they want to call the illegal blows. He wasn't going for it on purpose and Pereira's moving his head as he's hitting those. I think Herb Dean's unfortunately catching a lot of flack as well, too.â€

Gane was promoted as the UFC heavyweight champion due to Aspinall remaining sidelined. He will put his gold at stake against Josh Hokit in the UFC 334 main event on Nov. 14 in New York City.

Do you think the cheater label towards Ciryl Gane is unfair, or have you seen enough fouls to the point where it's justified? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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Morning Report: Dominick Cruz, T.J. Dillashaw defend Ciryl Gane against ‘cheater’ accusations

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I don’t know if we’ve collectively come down from the high of UFC 333, but we’ve got APEX action this weekend with Renato Moicano and Tom Nolan headlining UFC Vegas 123.

Moicano vs. Nolan falls into one of 2026’s matchmaking trends, that of the longtime contender vs. the streaking up and comer. When we last saw Moicano, he was snapping a two-fight losing streak with an impressive win over Chris Duncan in the UFC Vegas 115 main event; now, he defends his top 15 spot again against the rising Tom Nolan, who has won five straight fights after a stoppage loss in his UFC debut.

Can “Money” slow down “Big Train” on Saturday night?

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