Josh Hokit

Alex Pereira says the UFC was told by the promotion that a poll had settled on Ciryl Gane vs. Josh Hokit for the heavyweight title at UFC 334 on Nov. 14, despite his own push for a Gane rematch. He claims the promotion leaned on high-engagement figures such as Daniel Cormier to talk up the fight ahead of the announcement, saying it was all kind of manipulated. Pereira co-headlines UFC 335 against Sergei Pavlovich, while Tom Aspinall remains sidelined with an eye injury.

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UFC announced that Josh Hokit will challenge Ciryl Gane for the heavyweight championship at UFC 334 on November 14 at Madison Square Garden. The announcement followed Tom Aspinall’s decision to vacate the title, with Gane elevated to undisputed champion. The bout gives Hokit his first UFC heavyweight title opportunity. It is scheduled as the event’s headlining fight and is one of the promotion’s major upcoming heavyweight matchups.