Josh Hokit vows to beat the sh*t out of Ciryl Gane before UFC 334 title fight

Ciryl Gane brushed off Josh Hokit's trash talk at the UFC 334 ceremonial weigh-ins, calling Saturday's heavyweight title defence just another fight.

Josh Hokit talked at Ciryl Gane all the way through their final face-off at the UFC 334 ceremonial weigh-ins on Friday, then delivered a crude last warning to the heavyweight champion.

Hokit said: “Ciryl, the code word is gonna be colon cleanse, because I’m gonna beat the shit out of you.” The American challenges Gane for the heavyweight title in Saturday's main event in New York City. A year ago he was still fighting his way into the UFC through the Contender Series, and his exciting style and outspoken microphone work have driven his rise to a title shot.

Gane stayed calm and answered in the same dismissive manner he has shown throughout the build-up. He said it was just another fight for him, adding: “I’ve got a lot of experience, and I’m gonna show you this Saturday.” The co-main event is a long-awaited women's bantamweight title fight between former teammates Kayla Harrison and Amanda Nunes. Their exchanges grew tense at Thursday's pre-fight press conference, but both kept their final face-off cordial. Nunes said she could not wait for Saturday and was happy to be in New York.

Harrison said she was humbled, hungry and grateful, before adding: “This has been a lifetime in the making for me. I look at my life, and it’s a dream. And tomorrow it’s my night. God is good. Let’s go get it! Time to kill for the love of killing! Let’s go!” The other 22 fighters on the card also faced off on Friday. Before the ceremonial weigh-ins began, UFC flyweight champion Joshua Van squared up with Manel Kape for the first time. The pair meet in the main event of UFC 336 in January. Van missed the opening press conference for that event, held shortly before the ceremonials, but arrived in time for a face-off in which the animosity between them was clear.

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