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Former UFC champion Chris Weidman believes that Josh Hokit has a real chance of beating Ciryl Gane at UFC 334.

In the main event of UFC 334, Josh Hokit has the chance to complete a meteoric rise to the top of the heavyweight division when he competes for the title against Ciryl Gane, the man who was recently promoted to undisputed champion status following Tom Aspinall’s title vacation.

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Josh Hokit is a controversial figure and we all know that to be true, but in the cage, he has been producing some great work against some top stars at heavyweight.

In a recent preview, Chris Weidman gave his thoughts on how Josh Hokit could fare against someone as experienced as Gane.

Weidman on Josh Hokit vs Ciryl Gane

“If you watch Hokit, some of his fights before the Curtis Blaydes fight, I’ve seen him ragdoll people like Cain Velasquez did back in the day,” Weidman said on “Deep Waters.” “Just non-stop punches from the back, just riding them, rag-dolling them around. He has the potential of rag-dolling Ciryl Gane, for sure, Cain Velasquez style.”

“We’ve seen Gane get taken down and get beat up by Francis Ngannou, Jon Jones with the guillotine,” Weidman added. “I think I’d go Hokit only because I think the style of Gane, the being light on your feet and stuff, I think that takes a lot of cardio. Like the ‘Wonderboy’ (Thompson)-type style.

“It’s very taxing on the body to be that light on your feet, and I think a guy like Hokit, who’s non-stop pressuring, eventually will start winning exchanges and getting the takedowns. I think he wears on Gane. No disrespect to Gane because I think the guy is unbelievable, but I think Hokit is just a tough matchup.”

Quotes via MMA Junkie

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