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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 14: (R-L) Ciryl Gane of France punches Josh Hokit in their heavyweight championship fight during the UFC 334 event at Madison Square Garden on November 14, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
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Ciryl Gane quieted the loudmouth—for now.
In the main event of UFC 334, Gane eked out a razor-thin unanimous-decision win over the brash Josh Hokit to retain his UFC heavyweight title at Madison Square Garden.
Gane won one of the first two rounds on all three judges’ scorecards and swept the championship rounds on all three cards to earn the 48-47 victory. That’s how I had the fight scored as well.
Hokit fought very well. He had an excellent game plan. He wanted to fatigue Gane. It seemed his strategy was to wear the champion out and set him up to be stopped late. Gane did tire, but his excellent takedown defense and toughness proved to be too much.
Late in the fight, Hokit looked to be the fatigued fighter, and Gane walked away with the fight in the fourth and fifth rounds. It was an easy choice for Fight of the Night and one of the more memorable heavyweight title fights in history.
Harrison Makes Her Case for G.O.A.T Status
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 14: Kayla Harrison reacts after her submission victory over Amanda Nunes of Brazil in their women's bantamweight championship fight during the UFC 334 event at Madison Square Garden on November 14, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
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In the co-main event, Kayla Harrison laid claim to the title of G.O.A.T. as she successfully defended her UFC women’s bantamweight championship with a fourth-round submission win over Amanda Nunes.
Harrison’s grappling was the major factor, and Nunes’ unwillingness to fight her fight will keep us all scratching our heads for years. Early in the fight, Harrison seemed troubled by Nunes’ striking. The champion ate some hard shots, but whenever the fight became a grappling match, Nunes was overmatched.
The women ended the first three rounds with Harrison on top in an advantageous position, dealing some level of damage to the challenger. In the fourth round, Nunes tried a body kick, and it was all Harrison needed.
The champion caught the kick and chased a stumbling Nunes to the ground to secure a rear-naked choke. Nunes didn’t bother to wait for the grip to tighten. She tapped immediately. Quite honestly, her lack of struggle made the ending a little anticlimactic, but nevertheless, Harrison had already proven who the better woman was on this evening.
With Harrison’s win over Nunes, her status as champion in the UFC and her domination in the PFL and on the Olympic scene, she may be the greatest women’s combat sports athlete of all time. Harrison also walked away with one of the Performance of the Night bonuses.
Here is a look at the results of the entire card along with the bonus winners.
UFC 334 Results and Bonus Winners
| Card | Weight Class | Winner | Loser | Method | Round and Time | Bonus Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main | Heavyweight title | Ciryl Gane | Josh Hokit | Unanimous decision (48-47 x 3) | FOTN | |
| Main | Women’s bantamweight title | Kayla Harrison (c) | Amanda Nunes | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 4 – 1:29 | POTN |
| Main | Middleweight | Caio Borralho | Yousri Belgaroui | Unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | ||
| Main | Welterweight | Uros Medic vs. Kevin Holland | Majority draw (29-27 Medic, 28-28, 28-28) | |||
| Main | Flyweight | Luis Gurule | Bilal Hasan | Split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | ||
| Prelim | Welterweight | Stephen Thompson | Charles Radtke | KO (spinning wheel kick) | 3 – 2:54 | POTN |
| Prelim | Lightweight | Chris Duncan | Drew Dober | Unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) | ||
| Prelim | Catchweight (161 lbs) | Terrance McKinney | Jim Miller | TKO (punches) | 1 – 1:53 | |
| Prelim | Catchweight (190 lbs) | Cesar Almeida | Donte Johnson | TKO (punches) | 1 – 3:20 | |
| Early Prelim | Lightweight | Melquizael Costa | Jared Gordon | Unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | ||
| Early Prelim | Women’s bantamweight | Bia Mesquita | Macy Chiasson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 – 3:23 | |
| Early Prelim | Catchweight (137 lbs) | Juan Diaz | Alatengheili | Unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | ||
| Early Prelim | Lightweight | Evan Elder | Samuel Sanches | Unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26) |
The other performance bonus was an easy pick. Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson put on the best performance ever in a retirement fight. The future Hall of Famer scored a TKO victory over Charles Radtke via spinning wheel kick in the fourth round to earn the win and to leave the UFC with a perfect moment.
Here is a look at that finish.
The most egregious decision was the draw between Kevin Holland and Uros Medic. Quite honestly, you’ll be hard-pressed to find anyone who scored that fight for Medic besides one of the judges at MSG. Even the judge who scored it a draw turned in a questionable scorecard.
Here is a look at the other finishes from the evening.
Next up for the UFC is a Fight Night in Qatar headlined by Jiri Prochazka vs. Navajo Stirling on Nov. 21.
This article was originally published on Forbes.com
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ufc-334-delivered-champion-survived-062003051.html
