Cyril Gane says Josh Hockey
sent him their private message before UFC 334 in a heavyweight title fight, claiming he could beat both the basketball and mixed martial arts champions.
sent him their private message before UFC 334 in a heavyweight title fight, claiming he could beat both the basketball and mixed martial arts champions.
Gane recounted the exchange in an interview RMC Sport Combatsaying the message caught him by surprise and made him laugh.
Ciryl Gane talks Josh Hokit about basketball and MMA ahead of their UFC 334 heavyweight title fight
“He’s messaged me privately in the past. I’ve never told anyone,” Gane said. “He said, ‘I’d beat you at basketball.’ I won’t beat you at football because football is a fool’s sport. And I’d beat you in MMA too.”
“Then he goes back to his part. It’s funny,” added the master.
Gane (14-2) will defend his first heavyweight title against Hokit (10-0) in the main event of UFC 334 on Nov. 14 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
