Week of November 9, 2026

The Corner #1

Saturday 9 PM ET on Paramount+, the full card and a one-click quiz.

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The Corner · #1 · Week of November 9, 2026Lire en français

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Monday 11.09
THE CORNER
Every Monday, in 5 minutes: the fights to watch, the right gear, one technique explained.

05:00 read time, the length of a round
R1 FightsR2 GearR3 Academy
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Between rounds
The opener
Passed over by Jake Paul, Darren Till cries fraud
Jake Paul picked Cedric Doumbe for his December 24 boxing return in Dubai, an eight-round cruiserweight bout at 200 pounds. Darren Till says a deal with him was close to done and that his two-week camp had already cost him about £5,000.
"They’re all frauds. Jake is a fraud."
Darren Till, The Ariel Helwani Show, November 2026
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R1
Fight of the week
Fights
Round 1 of 3
UFC 334, Saturday, November 14, Madison Square Garden
Ciryl Gane, undisputed heavyweight champion since Tom Aspinall vacated the belt, makes his first defense against unbeaten Josh Hokit (10-0). In the co-main event, Kayla Harrison defends her bantamweight title against Amanda Nunes.
Main card starts in
Saturday, November 14, 9:00 PM ET on Paramount+
CardETPT
Early prelims5:00 PM2:00 PM
Prelims7:00 PM4:00 PM
Main card9:00 PM6:00 PM
Paramount+ streams the whole card, early prelims included. Outside the U.S.: the local UFC rights holder.
Main event · 5 roundsHeavyweight title
Red corner · France
Ciryl
Gane
VS
Black corner · USA
Josh
Hokit
ChampionRankingNo. 4
3 winsCurrent streak10 wins
Pereira, Volkov, SpivacSignature winsLewis, Blaydes, Freeman
-263Odds+206
≈ 69 %Implied odds, lines as of November 5≈ 31 %
Your pick
Gane Hokit
Kayla Harrison vs Amanda NunesWomen’s bantamweight title
Caio Borralho vs Yousri BelgarouiMiddleweight
Uros Medic vs Kevin HollandWelterweight
Bilal Hasan vs Luis GuruleFlyweight
Full card and start times→
Other leaguesYour leagues · edit
Nov 14
Sat
PFLPFL Dubai · Nemkov vs BilostenniyThis week
Nov 14
Sat
Cage WarriorsCW London · Card TBAThis week
Nov 18
Wed
ONEONE Samurai 5 · Pacio vs YamakitaTokyo
Nov 20
Fri
ARES FCARES 45 · Zebo vs Chamsoudinov 2Paris
Nov 27
Fri
Hexagone MMAHX 49 · Card TBARennes
Dec 31
Thu
RizinRizin Nagoya · Card TBANagoya
Weekend results
UFC Vegas 124 · Nov. 7
Johnny Walker def. Waldo Cortes Acosta
TKOR3 · 2:27
The Brazilian’s second straight heavyweight win, in the Las Vegas main event.
UFC Vegas 124 · Nov. 7
Tatiana Suarez def. Virna Jandiroba
Unanimous decision30-27 ×2, 29-28
A grappling-heavy strawweight co-main event.
UFC Vegas 124 · Nov. 7
Elijah Smith def. Davey Grant
KOR1 · 1:00
One right hand, one minute in, at bantamweight.

One to watch Saturday: Uros Medic
14-3, every win inside the distance, 12 by knockout, four straight. The Serbian faces Kevin Holland on the main card as a -179 favorite.
His profile→
85 %
of his wins by KO
Number of the week
10wins in 10 pro fights for Josh Hokit, with no losses. Saturday at Madison Square Garden, he challenges Ciryl Gane for the heavyweight title.
10
10 pro fights6 KOs, 3 submissions, 1 decision
The Velasquez comparison→
R2
Deal of the week
Gear
Round 2 of 3
25%
Hayabusa
Hexagon MMA Shorts at $59.99 instead of $79.99. Spotted on November 5, no end date posted.
See the deal→
What are you shopping for?
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R3
Finish of the week
Academy
Round 3 of 3
Rear-naked choke
Rosas Jr.’s rear-naked choke
On November 3 in Rome, in a grappling match, UFC bantamweight Raul Rosas Jr. took Colby Covington’s back in the opening seconds and made him tap about 40 seconds in.
The arm forms a V between biceps and forearm, elbow crease under the chin. The other hand, behind the head, closes the vise. Set properly, it works in seconds, whatever the opponent’s size.
Step by step→
Quiz · 1 clickAnswer next Monday
What does the rear-naked choke compress?
AThe windpipe
BBoth carotid arteries
CThe back of the neck
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