CHAMPION

CIRYLGANE

JOSHHOKIT

emoji_eventsChampionship Fight

Heavyweight Title Bout5 ROUNDS • UNDISPUTED CHAMPIONSHIP

calendar_todaySATURDAY, MAY 9

schedule9PM ET / 6PM PST

location_onMadison Square Garden, New York, United States

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Heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane, who stopped Alex Pereira in 2026, defends his belt at Madison Square Garden against unbeaten No. 4 Josh Hokit (10-0), who has beaten Derrick Lewis and Curtis Blaydes this year. In the co-main event, women's bantamweight champion Kayla Harrison faces Amanda Nunes, the former two-division champion.

Tale of the Tape

14-2-0Record10-0-0

6' 4"Height6' 1"

248 LBSWeight235 LBS

81.0"Reach73.5"

5.4/minSig. Strikes9.29/min

0.66/15mTakedown Avg3.73/15m

47%Takedown Defense78%

Win By

50%(7/14)

KO/TKO

60%(6/10)

21%(3/14)

SUB

30%(3/10)

29%(4/14)

DEC

10%(1/10)

13:00

Avg Fight Time

07:14

A heavyweight title fight at Madison Square Garden. Gane is the champion; Hokit is the No. 4 contender with a perfect record.

Style Matchup

Heavyweight champion Ciryl "Bon Gamin" Gane (36, 14-2) meets unbeaten Josh Hokit (28, 10-0), a knockout puncher from Bakersfield who trains at Jackson Wink.

Tactical Angle

Gane stopped Alex Pereira with punches this year, had a no contest against Tom Aspinall (eye poke) in 2025 and beat Alexander Volkov by split decision in 2024. Hokit has beaten Derrick Lewis by TKO, Curtis Blaydes by decision and Denzel Freeman by retirement, all in 2026, and has stopped Max Gimenis and Guilherme Uriel before that. Gane is 3 inches taller and has a big reach edge (81 to 73.5 inches). No odds are posted yet; check back closer to fight night.

GANEBET365
-110

HOKITBET365
-110

CIRYL GANE vs JOSH HOKIT — Heavyweight Title Bout