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UFC 334: Gane vs. Hokit, Harrison vs. Nunes Title Fights Set for November 14 at Madison Square Garden
The UFC returns to Madison Square Garden on Saturday, November 14 with two championship fights on top, as UFC 334 brings a heavyweight title fight and one of the biggest women’s fights in the sport’s history to New York City.
In the main event, Ciryl Gane makes the first defense of the undisputed UFC heavyweight championship against undefeated challenger Josh Hokit. Gane was elevated from interim to undisputed champion after Tom Aspinall vacated the title in September, stepping away because of ongoing complications from the eye injury he suffered in their UFC 321 no-contest last October and a setback in his return from surgery.
Gane won the interim belt in June at UFC Freedom 250, defeating former two-division champion Alex Pereira. On that same card, Hokit (10-0) beat former title challenger Derrick Lewis to cap a breakout year that also included a win over Curtis Blaydes, and the former NFL player now gets his shot at the sport’s biggest prize in just his eleventh professional fight.
The co-main event is a superfight years in the making. UFC women’s bantamweight champion Kayla Harrison defends her title against Amanda Nunes, the former two-division champion and UFC Hall of Famer who is coming out of retirement for the fight. Nunes, widely regarded as the greatest women’s fighter of all time, walked away in June 2023 with a 23-5 record and titles in two divisions.
Harrison and Nunes are former teammates at American Top Team, and their fight was first booked for UFC 324 in January. It was called off when Harrison was diagnosed with herniated discs in her neck that required surgery. Now fully healed, the two-time Olympic judo gold medalist finally gets the fight she has chased since signing with the UFC.
Also on the card, fan favorite Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson is set for his retirement fight against Charles Radtke, veteran Jim Miller meets Terrance McKinney, Caio Borralho faces Yousri Belgaroui, Uros Medic takes on Kevin Holland, and Macy Chiasson meets Bia Mesquita in a women’s bantamweight bout.
UFC 334 takes place Saturday, November 14 at Madison Square Garden in New York City and airs on Paramount+. All bouts are subject to change.
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ADCC 2026: Felipe Pena Makes History, Helena Crevar Wins Gold and Scotland’s Mark Macqueen Takes Bronze
The 2026 ADCC World Championship in Kraków, Poland delivered history, a stack of new champions, and a strong showing for the United States and Europe — with Scotland’s Mark Macqueen reaching the podium in front of a European crowd.
Brazil’s Felipe Pena became the first person in ADCC history to win the absolute bracket twice, beating Roosevelt Sousa in the final. In the championship superfight, Yuri Simoes defeated Kaynan Duarte by submission after Duarte appeared to injure his shoulder in overtime.
American star Helena Crevar continued her takeover of the women’s divisions, submitting Anabel Lopez in the +65kg final to add ADCC gold to her growing collection. Fellow American Paige Ivette Clymer took bronze in the same division, submitting Elizabeth Mitrovic in 1:52 in the bronze-medal match. The USA also picked up silver medals through PJ Barch (-77kg) and Gavin Corbe (-66kg), while Austin-based Luke Griffith won his first ADCC world title at -99kg.
Europe enjoyed its strongest ADCC showing on record. Host nation Poland celebrated its first ADCC champion as Pawel Jaworski won the -88kg title with three straight leg-lock submissions on his way to the final, and Scotland’s Mark Macqueen claimed bronze in the +99kg division behind champion Victor Hugo and silver medalist Josh Saunders.
ADCC 2026 Champions
Absolute: Felipe Pena
Superfight: Yuri Simoes def. Kaynan Duarte
Men’s +99kg: Victor Hugo
Men’s -99kg: Luke Griffith
Men’s -88kg: Pawel Jaworski
Men’s -77kg: Magomed Dzharbaev
Men’s -66kg: Kennedy Maciel
Women’s +65kg: Helena Crevar
Women’s -65kg: Ana Carolina Vieira (submitted Sarah Galvão in overtime in the final)
Women’s -55kg: Jasmine Rocha
The championships also produced the weekend’s ugliest moment: a brawl broke out after the 66kg opening-round match between Dorian Olivarez and Bekzat Kapashov, with Olivarez’s corner — including Gordon Ryan — caught in the middle. ADCC disqualified both fighters and banned each for one year, with Olivarez’s father and coach suspended for two years.
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