UFC 334 results, takeaways: Josh Hokit nearly completes perfect year, Kayla Harrison needs to walk away on top

NEW YORK — A pair of champions defended their titles on Saturday in a thrilling night at the fights inside Madison Square Garden for UFC 334.

Ciryl Gane held off the aggression of upstart challenger Josh Hokit to make the first defense of his undisputed heavyweight title in the main event. In the co-headliner, women's bantamweight champion Kayla Harrison returned from neck surgery to submit Amanda Nunes in their superfight, which served as the GOAT's return to the Octagon following a three-year retirement.

Let's take a closer look at the biggest things we learned from the UFC's annual stop inside "The World's Most Famous Arena."

In the face of non-stop pressure from Hokit, which turned the headliner into a fast-paced brawl, Gane showed his true colors by relying on his cardio and finding a second wind in the championship rounds to sit down on his shots and make his opponent pay. In all, Gane set a new UFC heavyweight record by landing 237 significant strikes (to just 146 for Hokit) and did well to prevent Hokit from using his wrestling to control the bout. The performance was a necessary one for the first French-born UFC champion, who shook off his…

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