Ciryl Gane defended his heavyweight title with a unanimous decision win over Josh Hokit at UFC 334 in New York on Saturday.
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UFC 334 in New York featured two title fights, with Ciryl Gane retaining his heavyweight championship in the main event and Kayla Harrison successfully defending her belt in the co-main event.
In the heavyweight title bout, Josh Hokit worked to make things difficult for Ciryl Gane with an unorthodox approach from the start, keeping the French fighter back-pedalling. The fight tightened late, and the judges ultimately gave Gane a unanimous decision with scores of 48-47 across the board.
The co-main event saw Kayla Harrison withstand an early surge from Amanda Nunes and then finish the fight with a submission. Harrison scored a pair of judo throws that put Nunes in difficult positions and led to damaging blows, and in the fourth round a scramble ended with Nunes stumbling to the mat with her back exposed. Harrison then pounced and locked in a rear-naked choke to force the tap.
Other results from the UFC 334 fight card included Caio Borralho def. Yousri Belgaroui via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27), Uros Medic vs. Kevin Holland ending in a majority draw (29-27, 28-28, 28-28) and Luis Gurule def. Bilal Hasan via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
Stephen Thompson defeated Charles Radtke via third-round TKO (head kick), while Chris Duncan earned a unanimous decision over Drew Dober (30-27, 30-27, 29-28). Terrance McKinney picked up a first-round knockout over Jim Miller, and Cesar Almeida won by first-round TKO (punches) against Donte Johnson.
The remainder of the main card results saw Melquizael Costa def. Jared Gordon via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) and Bia Mesquita defeat Macy Chiasson via first-round submission (rear-naked choke). Juan Diaz beat Heili Alateng via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27), Evan Elder defeated Samuel Sanches via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26), rounding out the listed bouts on the card.
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