Gane and Hokit Go to Hospital for Scans After UFC 334

Ciryl Gane and Josh Hokit finished UFC 334 with a trip to the hospital. The promotion confirmed that the heavyweight champion and his challenger were both taken for scans after 25 minutes of hard fighting.

A record-setting heavyweight fight

Start with the volume. The two combined for more landed strikes than any heavyweight fight in UFC history. MMAmania says that total gave medical officials good reason to send both men for further evaluation.

Hokit, 29, set the tone. Hokit set a hard pace from the first bell and kept walking into Gane's jabs and uppercuts, dragging the fight into a tiring clinch brawl. Slams, dirty boxing and many elbows were part of his plan to wear the champion down with pace.

Gane's control in the championship rounds

Hokit slowed down late. The more experienced Gane took over, with cleaner strikes and punishing knees to the body. All three judges gave him rounds four and five.

That swing decided a close fight. Gane, now 15-2 with one no contest, won by unanimous decision, with every scorecard reading 48-47. It was his first successful defense of the undisputed heavyweight title.

Hokit's first defeat

For Hokit, now 10-1, this was the first loss of his professional MMA career. MMAmania wrote that the way he pushed the champion shows he belongs near the top of the division.

What officials said about the hospital trip

Promotion officials told MMAmania that both fighters went to a local hospital after the main event at Madison Square Garden in New York City on November 14. The CT scans were described as precautionary and covered the head and face.

The results had not been made public when the report was published. The report adds that the UFC commonly sends fighters for checks after five-round fights that leave a lot of damage.

Source: MMA Mania