Check out Adam Catterall's prediction and best bet for the UFC 334 heavyweight title main event between Ciryl Gane and Josh Hokit.
Adam Catterall's Ciryl Gane vs Josh Hokit Best Bet
Ciryl Gane by KO, TKO, or DQ - 5/4
Ciryl Gane has the opportunity to establish himself at the top of the heavyweight division when he defends his undisputed title against the undefeated Josh Hokit on Saturday night.
More than 12 months have passed since Gane’s fight with Tom Aspinall in which an inadvertent eyepoke rendered the Englishman unable to continue.
In the meantime Gane has captured the interim belt with an emphatic stoppage of Alex Pereira in June and has recently been promoted to full champion status.
While Aspinall’s shadow still looms over the division, Gane can cement his status as the UFC’s best active heavyweight by overcoming Hokit, a feat MMA expert Adam Catterall expects he will be able to do comfortably.
"When we're talking about the styles of this particular fight this should be an absolute cakewalk for Ciryl Gane," Catterall said on bet365 Cageside. "He's far too good for Josh Hokit.
"His range control is up there with the very best in the UFC and he's just come off the back of a fantastic win at the White House against Alex Pereira.
"Josh Hokit is a good wrestler. He's an OK striker, and he's very very tough. He will have to enter aggressively in order to shut the range on Ciryl Gane, to get his hands on him and have his wicked way with him.
"The only problem is that Ciryl Gane is probably one of the best in the heavyweight division if not the whole of the UFC of controlling the distance.
"He's very quick for a big man and his kickboxing is up there with the very best.
"I think this is food and drink for Ciryl Gane. My only debate is in what round does he stop Josh Hokit. I'm going to opt for something a little later because I think he'll be cautious.
"I think he'll take his time, he'll wait for his opportunity. When the opportunity does present itself, he will take it. I'm gonna go a TKO victory by round four."
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