All 26 fighters on the UFC 334 card stepped on the scale in New York on Friday, November 13, at the official weigh-in that precedes Saturday night’s card at Madison Square Garden. Both championship bouts on top of the card were confirmed without issue, but one fighter further down the main card missed weight badly and will forfeit part of his purse as a result.
Hokit and Gane Come in Well Under the Heavyweight Limit
Heavyweight title challenger Josh Hokit weighed in at 231.4 pounds (105 kg), with champion Ciryl Gane at 242.6 pounds (110 kg). Both men came in well under the 265-pound (120 kg) heavyweight limit, which allows a wider margin than the lower weight classes.
Hokit earned this title shot by beating Curtis Blaydes via unanimous decision at UFC 327 and remains unbeaten in the organization, making Saturday his first UFC championship fight. His full profile is on our American UFC fighters page. Gane was elevated to undisputed champion after Tom Aspinall vacated the belt in September, and Saturday is his first defense of the undisputed title.
A separate ceremonial weigh-in, open to the public, is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET on Friday evening, distinct from the morning’s official measurements that alone bind the fighters to the athletic commission.
Harrison Hits 135 for the Fourth Time, Nunes Right Behind Her
In the co-main event, bantamweight champion Kayla Harrison weighed in at exactly 135 pounds (61 kg), a mark she has now hit for the fourth time in her career. Born in Middletown, Ohio, Harrison is a two-time Olympic judo gold medalist for Team USA, in 2012 and 2016, and carries a 19-1 professional record into her title defense against Amanda Nunes, nicknamed The Lioness and 38 years old, who also made weight without apparent trouble at the same 135-pound limit.
Joselyne Edwards, who carries an 18-6 professional record and was named as the backup fighter in case either title bout runs into trouble, also weighed in, at 134.8 pounds (61.1 kg), a now-standard step for UFC championship fights.
McKinney Misses by Over Four Pounds, Forfeits Purse to Miller
Further down the card, Terrance McKinney missed weight for his lightweight bout against Jim Miller. He weighed in at 160.2 pounds (72.7 kg), 4.2 pounds (1.9 kg) over the 156-pound (70.8 kg) non-title limit. The fight stays on the card, but McKinney forfeits 30 percent of his purse to Miller, who made weight at 155.6 pounds (70.6 kg). Miller, who holds the UFC record for most fights in company history, is 42 years old.
Rest of the Card Confirmed, Streaming Only on Paramount+
The rest of the main card is unchanged from fight week: Caio Borralho meets Yousri Belgaroui at middleweight, Stephen Thompson meets Charles Radtke at welterweight, and Alatengheili meets Juan Diaz at bantamweight. Thompson, a two-time UFC welterweight title challenger, has confirmed this will be the final fight of his career. “Last one, brother. It’s my last one,” he told reporters, citing his new role as a father to a daughter born four months ago.
The card lost another bout earlier in fight week when Nazim Sadykhov withdrew injured, canceling his fight against Jefferson Nascimento. Alatengheili, nicknamed The Mongolian Knight and making his 11th appearance in the organization, had already stepped in for an injured Adrian Yanez. Cesar Almeida (189.6 pounds, 86 kg) and Donte Johnson (189 pounds, 85.7 kg) weighed in within the 190-pound (86 kg) catchweight limit set for their bout.
UFC 334 streams exclusively on Paramount+, with no pay-per-view charge and no CBS simulcast. The service offers an Essential plan at $8.99 a month and a Premium plan at $13.99, with the card included at no extra cost on either one. Early prelims start at 5 p.m. ET (2 p.m. PT), prelims follow at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT), and the main card begins at 9 p.m. ET (6 p.m. PT) on Saturday. For viewers in the United Kingdom and Central Europe, the main card falls early Sunday, at 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. respectively. The full 2026 schedule is on our UFC schedule page.
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