Two days after suffering one of the most devastating losses of his 11-year tenure at BYU’s head football coach, Kalani Sitake maintained his wry sense of humor Monday during his weekly press briefing as the heartbroken Cougars moved on from their 28-20 loss to rival Utah and began preparing for Baylor.
Asked if he is for or against the College Football Playoff expanding to 24 teams next year, Sitake quipped: “Yeah, I wish it were 24 teams this year.”
The Cougars (4-2, 7-2) certainly aren’t out of the CFP race this year, or out of contention to play in the final Big 12 championship game on Dec. 4, but Sitake’s response illustrates the precarious position BYU is in after coming up just short in the first BYU-Utah rivalry game pitting top-10 teams.
“Going back to last weekend, as I mentioned after the game, it was a really cool experience,” Sitake said Monday. “Obviously, we didn’t come away with the victory, but I am really proud of the way the guys played. We can build on things we saw on film, and I am looking forward to seeing how the team responds from that game.”
Two years ago, after a 22-21 win over Utah at Rice-Eccles, the Cougars lost their next two games — 17-13 to unranked Kansas and 28-23 to No. 21 Arizona State. Last year, they kept rolling after a 24-21 win over No. 23 Utah in Provo and beat Iowa State 41-27 in Ames.
Unranked Baylor (4-2, 6-3) rolls into LaVell Edwards Stadium for a 1:30 p.m. MST encounter on Fox on Saturday as one of the hottest teams in the country, Sitake said. A BYU loss would completely derail the Cougars’ postseason hopes.
“We can’t let the Utah loss linger into (this) week, but what we can do is use it as motivation to get better,” Sitake said. “We appreciate all the fans and everyone who supports us. We know we can play better, and it is my job to get these guys playing at a higher level.”
Earlier Monday, ESPN and the CFP announced they reached an agreement to expand the playoff to 24 teams, a move that was not unexpected but controversial nevertheless. Sitake called it a “good move” even though it will mean the end of the Big 12 championship game. The Cougars made it to Arlington, Texas, last year, falling 34-7 to Texas Tech.
“I think there’s a lot of interest in it, although there are plenty of people who were against it,” Sitake said. “Most of the coaches (were for it). People who are against it aren’t in the business. They are not coaching, or they are not talking to the teams. For the most part, most of the coaches I’ve talked to love the idea.”
Sitake said it makes sense to expand because “the numbers are now a little bit closer to what other sports are doing as well.”
Not that the coach is totally giving up on making the CFP this year.
Before the loss at No. 3 Utah, BYU was No. 9 in the initial CFP rankings released last week. A new batch of rankings will be announced Tuesday at 5 p.m. MST on ESPN, and it will be interesting to see how the committee handles BYU after the one-score loss on the No. 3 team’s home field.
How far will the Cougars drop? Notre Dame, Tennessee and possibly Texas Tech, despite the Red Raiders eking past West Virginia in Lubbock, could leapfrog BYU.
On the most positive side, several teams near BYU last week lost badly, including No. 6 Kentucky, No. 10 Ole Miss, No. 12 Ohio State and No. 14 LSU. Our best guess is that BYU lands at No. 12.
Sitake’s position is in line with the Big 12’s. Commissioner Brett Yormark issued a statement Monday afternoon saying the conference is on board with an expanded playoff.
“The Big 12 has consistently advocated for greater access to the College Football Playoff, and a 24-team format delivers more opportunities for programs to compete for a national championship,” Yormark said. “The 24-team format will also provide meaningful postseason experiences for universities, teams, student-athletes and fans.”
Sitake said a lot of players got dinged up and suffered various bumps and bruises against the Utes, but only reserve tight end Will Zundel suffered an injury that will probably keep him out of Saturday’s game vs. Baylor. He said running back LJ Martin “will be more available” this week than he was last week, when he got seven carries in his first game back since sustaining a high ankle sprain against TCU.
Neither running back Preston Rex nor tight end Roger Saleapaga played against Utah. Sitake said they are “hoping” Saleapaga can play this week but that Rex “should be good to go.”
He said cornerback Evan Johnson “will be closer to playing this week, too.”
Linebacker Isaiah Glasker and cornerback Tre Alexander “should be fine” after briefly leaving the Utah game, Sitake said.
“We’re getting toward the tail end of the season, so you’re seeing a lot of guys on the ground on both sides of the ball. It’s happening throughout college football. I don’t think there are many guys playing at 100%,” Sitake said. “We’ll probably have to tap into some depth to keep guys fresh.
“Guys are banged up, and you can see it. They’re wearing braces and all these things on their body, and they’re taped up and they’re dealing with different things physically. … But that’s college football. We’re no different than anybody else.”

ESPN and the College Football Playoff (CFP) have reached a new media rights agreement that makes ESPN the exclusive, worldwide rightsholder to the expanded 24-team College Football Playoff, beginning with the 2027-28 season. The home of the CFP since its inception in 2015, ESPN has secured the media rights to eight CFP First Round games, eight CFP Second Round games, four CFP Quarterfinals, two CFP Semifinals and the CFP National Championship – up from the 11 games in the current 12-team Playoff.
The agreement runs through the 2031-32 season and builds on the six-year agreement ESPN and the CFP announced in 2024, which began with the 2026-27 season. It also includes continued exclusive rights to all ancillary programming connected to the Playoff, such as the CFP Selection Show, weekly CFP Top 25 Rankings Shows and more.
As in the existing agreement, ESPN will have the right to sublicense select games in addition to its existing sublicense with TNT Sports, which was announced in May 2024. Additional details regarding programming plans and distribution of the expanded Playoff will be announced at a later date.
“ESPN and the College Football Playoff have worked collaboratively for more than a decade to make the CFP one of the marquee events in all of sports, and we remain firmly committed to elevating it in its new, expanded 24-team format,” said ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro. “We value the trust that the CFP has placed in us as its exclusive media partner, and our continued presentation of this premier championship further solidifies ESPN as the home of college football and the destination for college sports for years to come.”
“We are thrilled to continue our broadcast relationship with ESPN, which has been a terrific partner of the CFP since its inception,” said CFP Executive Director Rich Clark. “Like the CFP, ESPN celebrates everything that makes the sport of college football so great. The promotion, storytelling and innovation ESPN brings to the CFP, college football fans and the sport in general, is second to none. We know that level of excellence will continue as we embark on this journey to a 24-team format.”
Beginning with the 2027-28 season and the expanded 24-team Playoff, ESPN will broadcast at least three games from each of the new CFP First Round and CFP Second Round on ABC, building on the added exposure offered this year via ABC and ESPN simulcasting the CFP National Championship (in addition to its signature MegaCast presentation across ESPN networks), as well as one CFP Semifinal, one CFP Quarterfinal and one CFP First Round game. The agreement also continues ESPN’s expansive rights to simulcast or MegaCast CFP games across all Walt Disney Company networks.
Disney Advertising will continue to serve as the exclusive seller of the College Football Playoff’s Official Sponsor Program, with additional inventory across the expanded schedule, connecting more brands to the fandom and reach of the CFP.
The agreement further strengthens ESPN’s position as the home of college football, building on an industry-leading college sports portfolio that includes long-term agreements with the NCAA, SEC, ACC, Big 12, American, Sun Belt, MAC, Conference USA, the Heisman Trophy Ceremony and many more, and comes as ESPN continues to expand its football offerings, including the integration of NFL Network and ESPN’s first Super Bowl.
ESPN’s presentation of the CFP has delivered record audiences in the 12-team era. In 2025-26, the 11-game Playoff averaged 16.3 million viewers, and the CFP National Championship between Indiana and Miami drew 30.1 million viewers across ESPN’s MegaCast presentation, the most-watched college football game in 11 years and the second most-watched national championship game of the CFP era. That was up roughly 36 percent from the 22.1 million viewers who watched the 2025 CFP National Championship between Ohio State and Notre Dame.
The 2026-27 Playoff will be played in the current 12-team format, with CFP First Round games on Dec. 18-19, 2026, and the CFP National Championship on Monday, Jan. 25, 2027, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

With Miami falling at Notre Dame on Saturday night, the door is open for a new team to take over at the No. 1 spot in the college football rankings. But voters, including those in the CBS Sports 138, found it easier to make the following decisions because the team previously at No. 2 delivered a nearly flawless, undeniably impressive performance.
The Georgia Bulldogs were previously ranked No. 1 in the CBS Sports 138 on Oct. 12, but immediately took a tumble after an upset loss to Auburn. Then, on Saturday night, the Bulldogs throttled Ole Miss 42-7 in Oxford, putting together arguably one of the best wins that we’ve seen all season. Voters in the CBS Sports 138, tasked with ranking all FBS teams, had several complicated ranking decisions after a Week 10 loaded with top teams playing against each other. But moving Georgia to No. 1? That was the easiest decision on the ballot, and it’s no surprise the Dawgs are a unanimous pick for the top spot in our college football rankings.
Further down, things get a little more complex and complicated as our voters feel pretty good about the top five teams (Georgia, Utah, Notre Dame, UCLA and Miami), even if their order is not unanimous. What gets tricky is trying to sort out the next groups, as there is no agreement on the placement of Alabama or Texas, and Big 12 rivals BYU and Texas Tech are separated by a razor-thin margin inside the top 12. Those disagreements represented by our ballots offer a preview to the debates that are going to occur in the selection committee room this week, while fans await the next release of the College Football Playoff Rankings.
Speaking of the CFP, the postseason outlook is of particular interest to Oregon and Ohio State after the Ducks hung 41 on the scoreboard in Columbus over the weekend. Dan Lanning’s squad is one of our biggest risers this week, soaring up ahead of Ole Miss, Ohio State and LSU to land inside the top 20 at No. 17. The Buckeyes’ ranking of No. 19 in the CBS Sports 138 is a few spots higher than where they landed in the AP Top 25 poll, but still definitively behind multiple other three-loss teams in the rankings.
For more on the bigger and most notable adjustments in the CBS Sports 138, check out the Mover’s Report below the top 25 table.
College football experts from CBS Sports and 247Sports contribute ballots each week, which are averaged together for our rankings. You can see the top 25 below and 26-138 on our rankings page.
RankTeamRecordPrevious1Georgia8-122Utah9-033Notre Dame8-154UCLA9-045Miami8-116Alabama7-297Indiana8-168Texas7-2119Tennessee7-21610Wake Forest8-11511BYU7-2712Texas Tech8-11313Kentucky7-2814Houston7-22015Iowa
7-21816USC7-21717Oregon6-32918Ole Miss6-31219Ohio State6-31020LSU6-31421Boise State
8-12122South Carolina6-32523Arizona7-22224New Mexico8-12425SMU7-228
Biggest movers
No. 69 FAU (+18): Thursday night action in the American featured the Owls absolutely pounding a UTSA team that our voters previously held in high regard. And while FAU has not yet caught the RoadRunners in the CBS Sports 138, that gap has shrunk as our voters react to the 60-29 victory. From a resume perspective, the Owls didn’t have a ton to separate themselves before the win, as you’d be choosing between Navy, FIU and Rice when trying to identify the team’s best win. Now, this could be a team on the move if Zach Kittley’s group can finish the year strong.
No. 61 Texas State (+17): The Bobcats are 5-4 overall but just knocked off Oregon State on the road one week after pushing Boise State to the brink of an upset on the Smurf Turf. Texas State’s road warrior mentality has paid off with a boost from our voters, who might also note a quality win against North Texas in non-conference play when moving G.J. Kinne’s group into the top 70 of the 138-team FBS rankings.
No. 33 Illinois (+14): It feels like Illinois has played about three seasons in one so far, but the Fighting Illini have emerged with a 6-3 record and now a couple of quality conference wins against Oregon and Nebraska. Illinois has endured a midseason defensive coordinator change and quarterback injuries, yet enters Week 11 on a four-game winning streak with plenty of confidence as they look to challenge UCLA on Friday night.
No. 17 Oregon (+12): Speaking of quarterback injuries, Oregon looked much further along than Ohio State in terms of figuring out the QB room in the wake of a season-altering injury. The win gives the Ducks a pretty nice profile (wins against Ohio State, USC and Boise State) as well as a viable (if unlikely) path to the Big Ten title game.
No. 52 Michigan (-10): The Wolverines made headlines on Sunday with the firing of offensive coordinator Jason Beck, a public action that confirms what anyone with eyes can acknowledge: Michigan’s offense is among the most disappointing units in the country. Beck’s excellence at Utah and the talent of Bryce Underwood set the bar high, but the Wolverines are 2-4 in Big Ten play and 126th nationally in scoring offense (19.6 points per game) as we hit the season’s final stretch.
No. 51 UTSA (-17): A disappointing showing against FAU on Thursday night might have even more regret than the 17-point drop in our rankings. Because while losing 60-29 was certainly embarrassing, it also might have cost the RoadRunners an outside opportunity to crash the College Football Playoff. UTSA was previously 7-1 overall with the only loss coming at Texas by a 30-6 score, and though the path to making the title game is still alive, it could be difficult to get the selection committee’s attention with such a crooked score against a conference opponent on the resume.
No. 65 Oregon State (-27): It’s been a tough couple of weeks on the field for the Oregon State offense, which was ranking among the best in the country and yet has not scored more than 22 points in either of last two games, both losses to conference foes. Saturday’s 42-21 home loss to Texas State piled on top of last week’s 39-22 loss at Fresno State to cause a big readjustment in where this team stacks up against other squads in the middle of the rankings. Oregon State previously had just two losses on the season, both to Big 12 title contenders, and a high-powered offense. Now the Beavers are 5-4 and struggling to find that midseason stride scoring touchdowns, which makes them a less enticing team to rank inside the top 60.
Check out the rest of the CBS Sports 138: Teams ranked 26-138

The husband-and-wife duo behind Poppi is taking on another corner of the beverage industry, launching a new hydration brand after selling their prebiotic soda company to PepsiCo for nearly $2 billion.
Allison and Stephen Ellsworth are investing $2.5 million of their own money into Jetty, a new electrolyte beverage brand aimed at everyday consumers in a market dominated by established names like Pepsi’s Gatorade and Coca-Cola’s Powerade.
The launch on Monday comes roughly a year and a half after PepsiCo acquired Poppi for $1.95 billion. Now, the entrepreneurs are betting they can repeat their success by challenging an industry that has traditionally marketed hydration products around athletic performance.
“A long time ago, people laughed in my face when I said I wanted to disrupt soda and look at me now. So you can laugh at me now, but just let’s check back in five years,” Allison Ellsworth told FOX Business.
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Jetty is entering what the founders describe as a $13 billion sports and performance drink category, targeting working parents, young professionals and consumers looking for ways to stay hydrated throughout the day.
The idea grew out of Ellsworth’s own experience with dehydration and her frustration with electrolyte products containing more sodium than she wanted for everyday use.
“I didn’t run a marathon this morning. I don’t need a thousand milligrams of sodium in my body right now,” she said.
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According to the company, each ready-to-drink bottle contains 100 milligrams of sodium, 310 milligrams of potassium and 100 milligrams of magnesium, along with B vitamins, prebiotics, 6 grams of sugar and 45 calories, and is made without artificial colors, dyes or sweeteners.
The brand is launching with five flavors across bottled beverages and ready-to-mix powders, with products available nationwide at Whole Foods Market and online through Target and Amazon.
Beverage industry veteran Paul Beaupre, who spent more than 25 years at Coca-Cola and now invests in and advises emerging beverage companies, said the opportunity to market hydration beyond athletic performance has existed for decades.
He estimated that roughly 85% of traditional sports drink consumption historically occurred outside what the industry calls “points of sweat,” meaning consumers were already buying products like Gatorade for everyday use rather than exclusively for exercise.
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But Beaupre cautioned that identifying an opportunity does not guarantee success in an industry where new brands face significant competition.
“I think it’s not one thing that will make a beverage brand successful, in fact. Usually, you need four or five things and a little bit of luck,” he told FOX Business.
Beaupre said new brands need appealing flavors, distinctive branding, sufficient capital and strong distribution networks to compete with established companies. He pointed to Liquid Death, Celsius and Liquid I.V. as examples of businesses that found ways to stand out in crowded beverage categories.
The challenge now is turning that early interest into repeat purchases as Jetty competes for shelf space and consumer loyalty against some of the beverage industry’s biggest names.
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For the Ellsworths, the strategy involves bringing the same digital-first approach that helped turn Poppi into a recognizable name. The soda brand built a loyal online following and generated more than 3 billion TikTok views, according to the company.
Allison Ellsworth will oversee Jetty’s branding and marketing, while Stephen Ellsworth will serve as CEO, managing operations, finances and product development.
Social media will again play a central role in their strategy, with Allison Ellsworth saying the company has already attracted thousands of followers and prospective customers through its digital channels.
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“You gotta start small. You gotta get the brand awareness out there. Don’t grow too big, too quick. And just let the flavor and the brand speak for itself,” she said.

Josh Hokit could cap off one of the best breakthrough campaigns in MMA history by capturing the heavyweight title at UFC 334.
A year ago, Hokit was fresh off his UFC debut win against Max Gimenis, and if anyone had made the above prediction, they would have been universally ridiculed; now, we are days and perhaps one more Hokit highlight away from Hokit doing the impossible. Love him or hate him—and he’s given fans plenty of reasons to do both—he’s earned his shot, and now he takes on a champion with plenty to prove in Ciryl Gane.
Given the less-than-satisfying path Gane has taken to become undisputed champion and Hokit’s shocking rise up the ranks, it’s fair to ask how highly critics will rate the magnitude of a win in Saturday’s main event, especially with Tom Aspinall (fingers crossed) expected to return in 2027.
UFC 334 also features a historic bout between bantamweight champion Kayla Harrison and the greatest ever to compete in that division, Amanda Nunes. Does this blockbuster fight kick-start a new era of prosperity for women’s MMA or is it more of a swan song for its stars?
MMA Fighting’s Alexander K. Lee, Damon Martin, and Jed Meshew ponder the biggest questions heading into the UFC’s latest visit to Madison Square Garden.
1. Is the Gane-Hokit winner the undisputed heavyweight king?
Lee: Wherefore art thou, Thomas Paul Aspinall?
It still feels so weird that Ciryl Gane was just granted undisputed heavyweight champion status because the man (and his eyeballs) he put on the shelf hasn’t been able to fight. One could also argue this is one of the more justified promotions in UFC history, given Gane won an interim title by beating Alex Pereira in a massive fight at UFC White House, and Aspinall has been out of action for over a year now. Like, this is supposed to be one of the possible benefits of being interim champion, no?
And as much as I personally detest Josh Hokit’s shtick and persona (in addition to being offensive, he’s simply not remotely close to being funny), he’s earned his shot and arguably gave us the best fight of 2026 with his insane brawl against Curtis Blaydes. An undefeated dude who shamelessly promotes himself at every turn? Sounds like the formula for a legitimate UFC champion.
So yes, I can’t believe I’m writing this, but whoever wins Saturday will be my new No. 1 heavyweight, and Aspinall has to once again earn his spot.
Martin: Sure, why not?
At this point we have no idea when Aspinall is coming back, if ever, and it wasn’t like he was a multi-time defending champion. He was making his first defense when his eyes were destroyed by Gane. Since then, Gane has defeated Pereira, and he’s about to make his first defense as champion.
It would be a lot less messy if Gane wasn’t involved, considering how many bites at the apple he’s had when it comes to the heavyweight title, but there’s no denying his spot in the division. If Hokit wins, that makes things quite interesting considering his résumé isn’t nearly as deep, but if he beats Gane, he deserves to hold his head up high with that belt wrapped around his waist.
When Aspinall returns, we can revisit this topic, but for now Gane or Hokit deserve that label of undisputed champion.
Meshew: I’m stunned at my colleagues. No! The clear and obvious answer is, NO!
In the most technical sense of the matter, the winner on Saturday will be the “undisputed champion” because that’s just the title the UFC gives out. But if we live in a society where words mean things, it’s a bit of a stretch to pretend like the winner is a true champion, and no reasonable person should consider them “undisputed.” And I’m not even going ot open the can of worms that is “Baddest Man on the Planet” and the specters of Francis Ngannou and Jon Jones that linger over the weight class as a whole.
If we knew Tom Aspinall was done for good, that would be one thing. Then this would still be a little specious since it’s not the No. 1 and No. 2 guys fighting for the vacant belt, but it would be reasonable. But Aspinall might be back in a few months, and while his shadow looms over the division, you cannot say the winner on Saturday is undisputed. The winner is the title holder, nothing more.
2. Where do Harrison and Nunes go after this?
Meshew: The two most obvious answers are either retirement or, depending on how this fight goes, a rematch. But I’m going to take this opportunity to pitch an idea I wrote a couple of months ago: Valentina Shevchenko has the power to save women’s MMA.
Shevchenko has done all there is to do at 125, and she can’t have much time left in the sport, especially coming off this injury. Instead of going back to “reclaim” her title at flyweight, it’s time to cut bait and move back up to 135 for one last attempt at the title against the winner of this fight. Bantamweight needs all the help it can get, Shevchenko moving up frees up 125 for the new blood to move in by removing her smothering presence, and if Shevchenko is gone from 125, Weili Zhang can stick around to make flyweight more interesting, which also frees up 115 from her oppressive reign.
I hope to see Shevchenko sitting cageside this week, so the UFC can set up the true GOAT fight next.
Lee: Win or lose, I see Harrison sticking around, but only because the UFC will wave some fat checks in front of her to keep her motivated.
It all comes down to facts and figures, and it’s a fact that the UFC likes having shiny belts to promote events. The women’s 135 title just so happens to be one of them, and despite the dire state the division has been in overall for much of the past decade, it’s been fortunate enough to have had several popular names at the top, including Harrison, Nunes, Ronda Rousey, Holly Holm, and Miesha Tate. It’s certainly not the marquee weight class it once was, but it’s hanging in there. By a thread.
There are just enough warm bodies (Ailin Perez? Luana Santos? Profit???) floating around at the top of the division right now to make things interesting for Harrison should she choose to stick around, and I think she will, if only because adding a few more UFC title defenses to her incredible combat sports career can’t hurt.
As for Nunes? This is her last fight.
Martin: Retirement, and I’m not kidding about that.
Let’s be real: Harrison vs. Nunes is potentially the greatest women’s MMA fight in history, and it’s really hard to go anywhere after that. Harrison is a two-time Olympic champion, a PFL champion, and now a UFC champion, and she rules over a division that is painfully thin. Meanwhile, Nunes is already defined as the greatest women’s fighter of all time, and if she can return to form after three years away, this could be one hell of a title fight at UFC 334.
That said, women’s bantamweight is a painfully bad division, and whoever wins this fight just doesn’t have much compelling out there to keep them around. Unless Valentina Shevchenko abandons flyweight and moves to 135 pounds, there’s really nothing out there to get excited about.
3. What fight has the best chance of stealing the show?
Martin: Uros Medic has been a finishing machine, and Kevin Holland rarely goes away easily, so this one really could shine on the main card.
Medic is a fast-rising star who hit a new level with a fight in his home country of Serbia in his last outing, and has rattled off four straight wins without any opponents making it to the 90-second mark of the opening round. Medica is obviously a fast starter with incredibly heavy hands, and he’s always gunning for the finish.
But Holland is well known for his ability to frustrate opponents, and he’s a hard guy to finish. He’s durable and a lethal striker in his own right, so this one could be over quickly, or it could be a 15-minute war. Either way, this one should be fun.
Meshew: The feature bout between Caio Borralho and Yousri Belgaroui is probably the correct answer, but I’m gonna take a second to show a little love to Stephen Thompson’s swan song.
“Wonderboy” has his retirement this Saturday, taking on Charles Radtke on the prelims, and while it’s unlikely that the 43-year-old ever makes it into the Hall of Fame, he’s a classic “Hall of Very Good” kind of fighter. He’s been a staple of the division for nearly 15 years, challenged for a title twice, and is the rare fighter that almost no one has a bad thing to say about. Retiring against “Chuck Buffalo” is certainly a weird way to go out, but hopefully he still has enough in the tank to get a W and ride off into the sunset on a high note.
Lee: I feel like I always pick a Terrance McKinney fight for these kinds of questions, and I’m still picking a Terrance McKinney fight.
The man judges love to see because they can tear up their scorecards once he walks out, McKinney takes on the ageless Jim Miller in what will be Miller’s 48th UFC appearance. There were definitely safer paths for Miller to take on his inexorable march to 50, but what would be the fun in that? “A-10” has never been choosy about his opponents, so why not throw down with a guy you know is going to give you the most exciting fight possible for as long as it lasts.
As usual with McKinney, take the under.
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What’s your hype level for UFC 334?
UFC 334 goes down this Saturday with two pretty damn intriguing title fights.
In the main event, undisputed* heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane goes for his first defense against, yes, one of the most talked-about fighters of 2026, the undefeated Josh Hokit. Folks, there’s a well-above zero chance that Hokit closes out the year as the UFC’s heavyweight king. Wowza.
Then you have the bantamweight matchup of destiny between champion Kayla Harrison and the GOAT herself Amanda Nunes. Where these two legends and the division go after UFC 334 is anybody’s guess, but this fight had to happen and it’s finally going down in Madison Square Garden.
So what’s your level of excitement as we kick off fight week?
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