Gane vs. Hokit Prediction for UFC 334: Champion Is the Favorite
Bogdan Raskat · 11 Nov 2026 · Читать по-русски
Saturday, November 14, Madison Square Garden, New York, and the main event of the night! Ciryl Gane makes his first defense of the UFC heavyweight belt against Josh Hokit. Our prediction for Gane vs. Hokit: the favorite is the champion.
The arguments are simple. Gane is the reigning titleholder: on June 14, at the event at the White House, he stopped Alex Pereira by TKO. Most open sources, including boxingnews.com, name him as the favorite. But Hokit is no extra! At that same event he knocked out Derrick Lewis, and now he steps into the night's main event for the first time.
In the heavyweight division, one punch can wipe out everything, so the word "favorite" here does not mean "guarantee." Our take: more often than not, fights like this are won by main-event experience, that is, by Gane, but a surprise is possible if Hokit gets to the champion in the early rounds. This is the editors' opinion, not a guarantee of the result.
Will Gane withstand Hokit's pressure in the early rounds, or will the fight be decided at range?
Sources: boxingnews.com (Gane is the favorite at UFC 334), agentmma.com (event card), fieldlevelmedia.com (Gane's title defense, UFC's return to Madison Square Garden). Data as of 11.11.2026.
A forecast is the editorial team’s opinion, not betting advice and not a guarantee of the result.