\n
\n Josh
\nHokit believes his coaches already know how to beat Ciryl Gane,
\npointing to Jon Jones\u2019
\nsubmission victory over the Frenchman as a blueprint for their
\nUFC
\n334 heavyweight title fight.<\/p>\n
Hokit (10-0) will challenge Gane in the main event on Nov. 14 at
\nMadison Square Garden in New York. The
\nJackson-Wink MMA fighter believes his team\u2019s familiarity with
\nthe champion will give him an advantage.<\/p>\n
\nJones submitted Gane with a guillotine choke at 2:04 of the first
\nround at UFC 285 in March 2023 to claim the vacant heavyweight
\ntitle. Hokit hopes to produce a similar result.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy coaches are familiar with Ciryl Gane,\u201d Hokit said during the
\nUFC 334 Countdown Show. \u201cMy coaches know how to beat him because
\nit\u2019s already happened. The Jackson-Wink camp, they know how to beat
\nCiryl Gane in under two minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Coach Mike Winkeljohn pointed to Hokit\u2019s conditioning and
\nversatility as potential advantages.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe advantage that Josh has over Ciryl is definitely the
\nconditioning factor behind it,\u201d Winkeljohn said. \u201cHe can change
\nlevels, accelerate forward, play the game outside, and mess with
\nyour head. So, you are fighting a really high-level, intelligent
\nstrategist.\u201d<\/p>\n
Winkeljohn expects Hokit to work his way into range and find a
\nfinish.<\/p>\n
\u201cJosh will not be beaten. Josh is going to slowly figure out a way
\nto close the gap,\u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019s gonna be a lot of chaos going on
\nfor Ciryl that he\u2019s going to have to deal with, and Josh will find
\na way to finish him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gane enters the title defense after stopping Alex
\nPereira at
\nUFC Freedom 250.<\/p>\n