UFC heavyweight Josh Hokit knocks fan unconscious during meet-and-greet choke

Undefeated UFC heavyweight Josh Hokit reportedly knocked a fan unconscious during a meet-and-greet after the fan asked to be put in a choke. The account is not officially confirmed. According to the report, the fan lost consciousness briefly before recovering.

The incident adds to the attention around Hokit, who is 10-0 and preparing for the biggest fight of his career. He is set to face Ciryl Gane for the UFC heavyweight title at UFC 334 on November 14 at Madison Square Garden. The report also points to his knockout of Derrick Lewis as another high-profile moment in his rise.

Gane waits across the cage

Gane brings a very different profile into the title fight. The 36-year-old Frenchman, who trains with MMA Factory, is 14-2-0 and sits at number one in the heavyweight rankings. He fights out of an orthodox stance and stands six-foot-four with an 81-inch reach, a 206 cm span that has long defined his striking game.

The numbers back up the technical reputation. Gane lands 5.29 significant strikes per minute at 61 percent accuracy, an efficient output for a heavyweight. He is not a heavy wrestler, averaging 0.68 takedowns per 15 minutes, but he does hunt submissions at 0.6 attempts per 15 minutes.

Why it matters

• Hokit's unbeaten 10-0 record goes up against Gane's top-ranked status in a heavyweight title fight at Madison Square Garden.
• The reported choke incident is the kind of viral moment that keeps a rising contender in the spotlight ahead of a major fight.
• The matchup sets Hokit's momentum and unpredictability against Gane's reach and accurate, technical striking.

The meet-and-greet story remains unverified, and no details have emerged on the fan's condition beyond the report that he recovered.