Josh Hokit wanted the rematch right away. Dana White gave him one word.
“Ok.”
That was White’s entire response when asked about Hokit calling for an immediate second fight with Ciryl Gane, according to a clip Happy Punch posted on X after UFC 334. Two letters and a period. You can read that as a green light if you want. I wouldn’t book flights yet.
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Gane retained the heavyweight title Saturday by unanimous decision, 48-47 on all three cards, Championship Rounds posted on X. That’s about as tight as a five-round title fight gets without someone screaming about the judges. Plenty of people did anyway.
Alex Pereira was caught shaking his head when Gane’s name was read, and Joshua Van looked confused by the call too, per Championship Rounds. Pereira then found Hokit backstage and didn’t hide where he stood: “Hey bro. Chama, congrats my brother. For me, you won.” Hokit wished him luck in his own fight and moved on.
Sean O’Malley went after the officiating. He said Gane landed eye pokes that should have cost him, and he wants the promotion involved: “Just because the ref didn’t see it, it doesn’t count? It could’ve completely changed that fight. Clear eye poke and needed to take a point… UFC needs to take action.” No point was deducted in the fight, and the UFC hasn’t said anything about it in the material we’ve seen. For now, that’s O’Malley’s read.
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Where Aspinall fits
This is where Tom Aspinall walks back into the room. GiveMeSport reported that White summed up his future plans for Aspinall in five words after UFC 334. Those five words aren’t in anything we’ve seen, so I’m not going to guess at them.
Here’s Aspinall’s file. He’s 15-3, a former UFC heavyweight champion, No. 4 in the Knockout Daily heavyweight rankings and No. 7 pound-for-pound in the UFC’s Oct. 17 update. His last fight was Oct. 25, 2025. That’s more than a year away from the cage for the most dangerous name in the division.
Gane, 15-2 and No. 3 in our rankings, is the first French champion in UFC history. White’s “Ok.” doesn’t close the door on Hokit, and it doesn’t open it either. Hokit has the argument that the cards were close and a future Hall of Famer told him he won. Aspinall has the résumé.
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I’d watch either fight. I’d just like the matchmaking explained in more than one word.
