Two UFC championships will be on the line in Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday night, as Ciryl Gane defends his heavyweight title for the first time and MMA legend Amanda Nunes comes out of retirement to challenge Kayla Harrison for the women’s bantamweight title.
Gane, who was elevated from interim titleholder to heavyweight champion after Tom Aspinall vacated the title in September, will square off with fast-rising contender Josh Hokit. Hokit made his promotional debut last year after earning a UFC contract on “Dana White’s Contender Series” in August. He is challenging for a championship in just his fifth fight with the promotion.
In the co-main event, Nunes makes her highly anticipated return against Kayla Harrison. Nunes, a two-time UFC women’s bantamweight champion, and Harrison are former training partners but have never clashed inside the Octagon.
Also on the card, fan favorite Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson takes on Charles Radtke in his last UFC fight. Thompson, who has competed in the UFC since 2012 and challenged for the welterweight championship twice, has announced that this will be his last professional fight.
Follow along as Brett Okamoto, Dre Waters and Jeff Wagenheim break down all the action from MSG.
