Madison Square Garden turns into a championship battleground Saturday night as UFC 334 brings two title fights to New York City, headlined by heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane defending his belt against Josh Hokit. The card also features a bantamweight title clash between Kayla Harrison and Amanda Nunes in the co-main event, giving fight fans a doubleheader of gold on the line in one of the sport's most storied arenas.
The event takes place Saturday, November 14, 2026, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, according to Forbes. The heavyweight championship main event pits Gane against Hokit, while the bantamweight championship co-main event features Harrison against Nunes, per the UFC. CBS News New York, where reporter Otis Livingston covered the event, noted the card takes place Saturday night at the Garden.
The main card is set to begin at 9:00 p.m. ET, Forbes reported. Fans can catch the action on Paramount+, as CBS News New York also confirmed. But there's some disagreement over whether a broadcast version will also air: Forbes reported that the main card will be shown on both CBS and Paramount+, while a Paramount+ page describing how to watch UFC 334 states there is no pay-per-view or CBS simulcast, and that the event streams live only on Paramount+. Fans hoping to tune in on cable should check both outlets before fight time.
Tickets Moving Fast Ahead of Fight Night
Ticket demand has been brisk heading into the weekend. An opening count of sales showed 13,984 tickets sold for UFC 334, according to a report citing a WrestleTix update from F4WOnline. The venue's current setup is listed at 18,787 seats, leaving around 4,803 tickets available at the time of that report.
The same report found the cheapest standard-admission ticket priced at $496.10, with roughly 75 tickets reportedly available on the resale market. The outlet's analysis suggested it is very likely the card will sell out, or come close to it, though that remains a forecast rather than a confirmed outcome.
Garden's History of Blockbuster Nights
Madison Square Garden has hosted some of the UFC's biggest paydays. UFC 295 drew more than 19,000 fans and produced a $12.4 million gate at the Garden in 2023, making it the second-highest-grossing event in the venue's history, the UFC said in its own report. That record still trails UFC 205, which scored a $17.7 million gate in 2016 and stands as the highest-grossing event in Madison Square Garden history, per the same UFC report. That 2016 card was headlined by Conor McGregor's win over Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight championship, according to The Athletic, which also noted that a more recent UFC card, UFC 309, marked just the eighth event in the organization's history to take place at the Garden.
With two title fights on the line and a crowd that may approach capacity, UFC 334 adds another chapter to the promotion's long relationship with one of New York's most iconic venues.
