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UFC 334

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UFC 334: Gane vs. Hokit
The poster for UFC 334: Gane vs. Hokit
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateNovember 14, 2026 (2026-11-14)
VenueMadison Square Garden
CityNew York City, New York, United States
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Cortes-Acosta vs. Walker UFC 334: Gane vs. Hokit UFC Fight Night: Procházka vs. Stirling

UFC 334: Gane vs. Hokit (branded as Polymarket UFC 334 for sponsorship reasons) is an ongoing mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that is taking place on November 14, 2026, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, United States.[1]

Background

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This event will mark the promotion's 13th visit to New York City and first since UFC 322 in November 2025.[1]

A UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Ciryl Gane and undefeated contender Josh Hokit is scheduled to headline the event.[2] On September 14, 2026, then-reigning champion Tom Aspinall vacated his heavyweight title due to ongoing complications from the eye injury he sustained via an illegal poke during his title defense against Gane in October 2025 at UFC 321, which ended in a no contest.[3][4] Gane was originally the interim champion after defeating former UFC Middleweight and two-time UFC Light Heavyweight champion Alex Pereira on June 14, 2026 at UFC Freedom 250.[5] Although CEO Dana White originally said Gane would not be elevated to undisputed champion, White later clarified that he misspoke and confirmed that Gane had indeed been promoted and will enter this bout as the defending champion.[6][7]

A UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship bout between the reigning champion Kayla Harrison (who is also a 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medalist in judo; and a two-time PFL women's lightweight tournament champion) and former two-time champion Amanda Nunes, who also held the UFC Women's Featherweight Championship, is scheduled to co-headline the event.[2] Nunes, who is widely considered the greatest women's fighter in UFC history, will return for her first bout since UFC 289 in June 2023, where she announced her retirement following a successful title defense against Irene Aldana.[8] The bout was originally scheduled for UFC 324 in January 2026, but Harrison withdrew from the bout after being diagnosed with herniated discs in her neck, which required surgery.[9] The bout was also reportedly linked to UFC 331, which took place in September, but it did not materialize for undisclosed reasons.[10] Joselyne Edwards is expected to serve as backup and potential replacement for this fight.[11]

Undefeated prospects Donte Johnson and Baisangur Susurkaev were scheduled to fight at the event in a middleweight bout.[12] However, Susurkaev withdrew from the bout for unknown reasons and was replaced by César Almeida in a catchweight of 190 pounds.[13]

A lightweight bout between Nazim Sadykhov and Jefferson Nascimento was scheduled for the event.[14] However, Nascimento withdrew due to an injury, and Sadykhov subsequently withdrew due to a lingering injury of his own, resulting in the bout's cancellation.[15]

Adrian Yañez and Juan Díaz were expected to meet in a bantamweight bout at the preliminary card.[16] However, Yañez had to withdraw in mid October due to injury and was replaced by Alateng Heili.[17][18]

At the weigh-ins, two fighters missed weight:[19]

  • Terrance McKinney weighed in at 160.2 pounds, 4.2 pounds over the lightweight non-title fight limit.
  • Díaz weighed in at 136.4 pounds, 0.4 pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit.

Both bouts proceeded at catchweight. The fighters were fined a percentage of their individual purses which went to their opponents Jim Miller (30 percent) and Alateng (20 percent), respectively.[20]

Results

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Main card (Paramount+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Ciryl Gane (c) vs. Josh Hokit [a]
Women's Bantamweight Kayla Harrison (c) vs. Amanda Nunes [b]
Middleweight Caio Borralho vs. Yousri Belgaroui
Welterweight Uroš Medić vs. Kevin Holland
Flyweight Luis Gurule def. Bilal Hasan Decision (split) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (Paramount+)
Welterweight Stephen Thompson def. Charles Radtke TKO (spinning wheel kick) 3 2:54
Lightweight Chris Duncan def. Drew Dober Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (160.2 lb) Terrance McKinney def. Jim Miller TKO (punches) 1 1:53
Catchweight (190 lb) César Almeida def. Donte Johnson TKO (punches) 1 3:20
Early preliminary card (Paramount+)
Lightweight Melquizael Costa def. Jared Gordon Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Women's Bantamweight Beatriz Mesquita def. Macy Chiasson Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:23
Catchweight (136.4 lb) Juan Díaz def. Alateng Heili Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Evan Elder def. Samuel Sanches Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26) 3 5:00 [c]
  1. ↑ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
  2. ↑ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
  3. ↑ Sanches was deducted one point in round 3 due to repeated grabbing the fence.

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See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 Brian Mazique (2026-08-23). "UFC announces 2 major shows and one has a big sponsor added to the title". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2026-08-23.
  2. 1 2 Alexander K. Lee (2026-09-20). "Ciryl Gane vs. Josh Hokit, Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes title fights set for UFC 334". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2026-09-20.
  3. ↑ Jay Anderson (2025-10-25). "Tom Aspinall fuming after UFC 321 headliner ends early due to Ciryl Gane eye poke". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2026-09-20.
  4. ↑ Adam Martin (2026-09-14). "Tom Aspinall vacates UFC heavyweight title". heavy.com. Retrieved 2026-09-20.
  5. ↑ Jay Anderson (2026-06-15). "UFC Freedom 250: Ciryl Gane lights up, devastates Alex Pereira, spoiling heavyweight debut". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2026-09-20.
  6. ↑ Jed Meshew (2026-09-19). "Dana White says Ciryl Gane won't be promoted to undisputed champion: 'He's still got to fight'". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2026-09-20.
  7. ↑ Alex Pattle (2026-09-20). "Ciryl Gane crowned UFC heavyweight champion and defends title vs controversial Josh Hokit". independent.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-09-20.
  8. ↑ Paul Battison (2026-11-14). "The challenge that brought Nunes out of retirement". bbc.com. Retrieved 2026-11-14.
  9. ↑ Damon Martin (2026-01-14). "Kayla Harrison out of UFC 324, fight against Amanda Nunes postponed to later date". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
  10. ↑ Harvey Leonard (2026-08-01). "Arman Tsarukyan reportedly won't be allowed to challenge for Charles Oliveira's BMF title at UFC 331". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
  11. ↑ Guilherme Cruz (2026-10-28). "Joselyne Edwards to serve as backup fighter for Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes at UFC 334". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2026-10-28.
  12. ↑ Adam Martin (2026-09-19). "UFC 334: Gane vs. Hokit officially announced". heavy.com. Retrieved 2026-09-20.
  13. ↑ Alexander K. Lee (2026-09-29). "UFC 334 loses top middleweight prospect, Cesar Almeida steps in". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  14. ↑ Sayan Nag (2026-09-03). "First UFC 334 fight revealed for Madison Square Garden card". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2026-09-03.
  15. ↑ Sayan Nag (2026-10-08). "UFC 334 loses lightweight bout after both fighters suffer injuries". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  16. ↑ Marcel Dorff (2026-09-15). "Bantamweight Barnburner Added to UFC 334 in New York". heavy.com. Retrieved 2026-09-15.
  17. ↑ NDTV Sports Desk (2026-10-17). "UFC 334 fight cancellation: Adrian Yanez withdraws from Juan Diaz bout as UFC has yet to name replacement". sports.ndtv.com. Retrieved 2026-10-18.
  18. ↑ Adam Martin (2026-11-06). "UFC 334 card gets late booking". heavy.com. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
  19. ↑ Staff (2026-11-13). "UFC 334 weigh-in results: Title fights set, but two misses in New York". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-11-13.
  20. ↑ Alexander K. Lee (2026-11-14). "UFC 334 weigh-in results: 1 fighter misses weight by over 4 pounds, championship bouts set". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2026-11-15.
  21. ↑ "UFC 334: Gane vs. Hokit". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2026-09-23.
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