Сирил Ганы гаргасан дүрмийн бус үйлдэл тулааны үр дүнд нөлөөлсөн гэж Жош Хокит үзэж байна.
Madison Square Garden-д болсон UFC 334 тэмцээний хүнд жингийн аваргын бүсний төлөөх тулаанд Жош Хокит аварга Сирил Гантай хүч үзэж, шүүгчдийн санал нэгтэй шийдвэрээр ялагдсан юм. Хокит гуравдугаар раундаас эхлэн давуу талыг өөрийн болгож чадсан ч тулааны төгсгөлд эрчээ алдан, мэргэжлийн замналдаа анхны ялагдлаа хүлээлээ.
Тулааны эхний раундад Ган хуруугаараа Хокитын зүүн нүд рүү хатгасан нь тоглолтын явцад ноцтой нөлөө үзүүлсэн байна. Шүүгч Марк Годдард уг зөрчлийг анзааралгүй өнгөрөөж, тоглолтыг зогсоолгүй үргэлжлүүлсэн тул Хокит эмнэлэгт хүргэгдсэнийхээ дараа тулааны туршид юм бүхэн гурвалжлан харагдаж байсан гэж мэдэгджээ.
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Ган нь өмнө нь Том Аспиналлтай хийсэн тулаанд хоёр нүд рүү нь хатгаж, тулааныг хүчингүй болгож байсан удаатай. Мөн зургаадугаар сард Алекс Перейратай хийсэн тулааны үеэр дагз руу нь хууль бусаар цохисон хэмээн шүүмжлүүлж байсан билээ. Хокит энэ удаагийн тулааны өмнө Ган дүрмийн бус үйлдэл гаргавал адилхан хариу барина гэдгээ мэдэгдэж байсан юм.
Тулааны дараа UFC-ийн гүйцэтгэх захирал Дана Уайт Жош Хокитын үзүүлсэн тоглолтыг өндрөөр үнэлжээ. Тэрээр Хокитыг өмнө нь буруу дүгнэж байснаа хүлээн зөвшөөрч, тулаанчийн ур чадварыг хүндэтгэж буйгаа илэрхийлсэн байна.
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Josh Hokit claimed his vision was affected throughout Saturday’s UFC 334 heavyweight title fight following yet another first-round eye-poke from champion Ciryl Gane.
Competing in his just his fifth UFC bout since debuting for the promotion 12 months ago, Hokit fought Gane tooth-and-nail Saturday at Madison Square Garden, ultimately falling just short of capturing the heavyweight belt. After seizing momentum in Round 3, Hokit faded late and lost a decision by unanimous 48-47 scores to suffer his first professional setback.
The fight, though, was marred once again by Gane’s proclivity for fouling, as the towering Frenchman rammed his fingers into Hokit’s left eye early in the opening round. Hokit complained in the moment of being unable to see, however referee Marc Goddard appeared to miss the foul and the action continued without a break for Hokit to recover.
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Posting from the hospital in the early hours Sunday after the bout, Hokit wrote on Instagram that he “saw triple the whole fight” after Gane’s eye-poke.
In a separate post, he called for an “immediate rematch please,” tagging UFC officials Dana White, Hunter Campbell and matchmaker Mick Maynard.
At this point, Gane has become a serial offender when it comes to in-cage controversy. He infamously derailed Tom Aspinall’s career when their October 2025 title bout ended with a no-contest in the second round after Gane brutally poked both of Aspinall’s eyes. Thirteen months later, Aspinall still has not returned to action and had to vacate his UFC heavyweight title in September as he continues to work toward a full recovery.
More recently, Gane came under fire yet again in June, when Alex Pereira accused him of utilizing several illegal back-of-the-head blows in their interim heavyweight title fight at UFC Freedom 250, which Gane won via second-round knockout.
Hokit made Gane’s reputation for fouling a running part of his promotion for UFC 334, sporting an eyepatch or googles at multiple press events. In a fight week appearance on “The Ariel Helwani Show,” Hokit vowed to out-cheat Gane if things got dirty.
“If he pokes my eye, I’m going to hit him in the back of the head. He hits me in the back of the head, I’m hitting him low. He hits me low, I’m stabbing him now,” Hokit told Uncrowned in the days before UFC 334. “He stabs me, I’m shooting him. He shoots me, I’m finding his family, killing them. He finds my family, kills them, I’m going to France, conquering them.
“That’s the mentality, whether that happens or not. That obviously won’t happen, but I’m not worried about it.”
For what it’s worth, Hokit’s performance Saturday at least appeared to change the heart and mind of one individual who’ll determine his next steps: UFC CEO White. Speaking at the event’s post-fight press conference, White said he was wrong about his initial feelings surrounding the brash and controversial former NFL player.
“There’s no doubt that Hokit’s stock goes up. Even with me,” White said. “I thought this guy was a big-mouth goofball and I hated his schtick and the whole thing. I respect the s*** out of that guy [now]. He is the real deal. Stock went up with me.”
