Germaine de Randamie Breaks Down Ciryl Gane vs Josh Hokit

In a recent interview with Combat Sports Fan Page, Germaine de Randamie was asked about her thoughts on the UFC 334 main event between Ciryl Gane and Josh Hokit for the UFC Heavyweight Championship. de Randamie thoroughly shared her analysis on how this highly anticipated fight might go down. 

While talking with the former UFC Women's Featherweight Champion, I told her how the fans are very hyped up for this bout because they think it might end up being a crazy brawl. 'The Iron Lady' agreed with me and started her breakdown by first praising Gane's clean striking and knockout capability. But she also advised Gane to keep his fingers more closed.

"Well, you just mentioned it. Could go you know, it's going to be a crazy brawl. I think Ciryl Gane has a clean punch, clean knockout. Even though he has to tickle his fingers a little bit more close. But he has a clean knockout, you know, so Hokit can not rush in and he has to be careful he doesn't get clipped on the way in."

Germaine de Randamie on Josh Hokit: "That Man Is Crazy"

de Randamie talked about Hokit's craziness inside as well as outside the octagon and she believes that the longer this fight goes, the more it favours Hokit but also if Gane's able to keep his distance then he can catch the 29 year old with a one punch knockout.

"But that man (Hokit) is crazy. He's not only in his talks, you know, he's crazy. So this fight is a fight it's hard to predict. It can absolutely go either way. I think the longer they stay in the fight and it's going to be a dirty fight, Hokit's going to pull it off. But if Ciryl Gane keeps the distance and stick and move, and he can catch him. He can catch him with that one punch knockout. So, it's a fight that can go either way. I wouldn't want to predict it. I suck at predictions anyway, so I don't know."

Germaine de Randamie Explains How Josh Hokit Can Use His Wrestling Against Ciryl Gane

During the interview, I had a chance to compare Hokit's unwillingness to utilise his wrestling skills with the UFC lightweight champion, Justin Gaethje. To that, The Dutch fighting legend replied that's why Gaethje's one of her favorite fighters, because he shows up to a fight. 

"That's why Justin Gaethje is one of my favorite fighters, you know? He can wrestle, but he doesn't wrestle. I like fighters that come to fight. And that's the thing. I think he's (Hokit) going to use it to enter to close the distance between him and Gane. So, if he feints, he can close the distance and come close and start to brawl because Gane has the reach advantage on Hokit."

De Randamie believes that Hokit will use his credentialed wrestling skills not to necessarily wrestle with the French champion, but rather to close the distance . 

"So, I do believe he (Hokit) can use the wrestling not to especially wrestle him, but to close the distance and get into the dirty boxing range. That's how I would use it if I were him. You know, he's going to take punches anyway, but Yeah, to close the distance and come closer to Ciryl Gane, he needs to you know, feint the wrestling shoot. And so, he wants Gane to react and then he can close the distance."

UFC 334 will go down tonight at Madison Square Garden and in the main event Ciryl Gane will defend his heavyweight throne against the controversial American contender, Josh Hokit.