UFC 334: Ciryl Gane v Josh Hokit and Kayla Harrison v Amanda Nunes – all you need to know
American Hokit is fifth in the UFC heavyweight rankings and is fighting for the title after only one year in the organisation.
The 28-year-old debuted in the UFC last November and has won all four fights since, with his last win coming against Derrick Lewis in June.
In a similar vein to Colby Covington, Hokit adopts various controversial personas and characters during interviews to generate attention from fans.
He has been accused of overstepping the line into discrimination, however, after making racially aggravating and misogynistic comments in his post UFC 324 interview in January.
After Hokit directed misogynistic comments towards former First Lady Michelle Obama in June, UFC president Dana White described his words as “gross”, “moronic”, and “inappropriate”.
Former NFL player Hokit is unbeaten since his MMA debut in 2023, winning all 10 fights with six of his wins coming via knockout.
Gane is the pre-fight favourite to beat Hokit and retain his heavyweight title.