UFC 334: Drew Dober vs Chris Duncan Preview & Prediction
by Gabriel Sheehan ·
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A lightweight banger serves as the penultimate bout on the prelims, with Drew Dober taking on Chris Duncan in a prime candidate for FOTN.
Drew Dober vs Chris Duncan facts
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Where is UFC 334: Gane vs Hokit? Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA
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What TV channel is UFC 334: Gane vs Hokit on? UK – TNT Sports / USA – Paramount
Where can I stream UFC 334: Gane vs Hokit? UK – TNT Sports can stream the event online via the TNT Sports website and HBO Max / USA – Paramount+ & UFC Fight Pass
UFC 334: Gane vs Hokit main card
Ciryl Gane vs Josh Hokit (Heavyweight)
Kayla Harrison vs Amanda Nunes (Women’s Bantamweight)
Caio Borralho vs Yousri Belgaroui (Middleweight)
Uros Medic vs Kevin Holland (Welterweight)
Bilal Hasan vs Luis Gurule (Flyweight)
UFC 334: Gane vs Hokit prelims
Stephen Thompson vs Charles Radtke (Welterweight)
Drew Dober vs Chris Duncan (Lightweight)
Jim Miller vs Terrance McKinney (Lightweight)
Donte Johnson vs Cesar Almeida (Middleweight)
Jared Gordon vs Melquizael Costa (Lightweight)
Macy Chiasson vs Beatriz Mesquita (Women’s Bantamweight)
Evan Elder vs Samuel Sanches (Lightweight)
Juan Diaz vs Alateng Heili (Bantamweight)
Drew Dober: Can the lightweight KO king find another brutal finish?
Owner of the most KO wins in UFC lightweight history, Drew Dober (39-15, 1 NC) has been a fan favorite staple at 155 pounds for more than a decade. A heavy-handed southpaw who likes to bite down on the mouthpiece and swing for the bleachers in the pocket, Dober has turned in some of the nastiest KOs in lightweight history, starching the likes of King Green, Terrance McKinney, and Nasrat Haqparast along the way. A three fight skid with two stoppage losses between 2024 and 2025 had many thinking that the American was on his way out after more than a decade of high-output wars, but Dober has rebounded with back-to-back KOs, most recently planishing the resurgent Michael Johnson at UFC 326.
Chris Duncan: "The Problem" looks to regain momentum after defeat in his last bout
Best known for arguably the most incredible come-from-behind victory in Contender Series history, Chris Duncan (15-3) has carved out a niche for himself as one of the lightweight division’s most entertaining fighters. “The Problem” is 6-2 with four stoppage wins under the UFC banner, producing some of the most entertaining scraps in recent memory in the process, with his war against Mateusz Rebecki in 2025 touted as a contender for FOTY. The iron-chinned Scot has leant on a nasty submission game to earn opportunistic finishes over the lower echelon of the lightweight division, but has struggled against ranked level opposition, dropping submission losses to Manuel Torres and Renato Moicano.
Drew Dober vs Chris Duncan prediction
Pitting two of the lightweight division's most entertaining brawlers against one another, this has all the makings of an absolute barnburner.
I can see why Duncan is a slight favorite here. He's got the striking to hang with Dober on the feet, a nasty submission game, and a wrestling advantage to fall back on if he gets hurt in a striking exchange. Dober has also absorbed a ton of damage over the course of his career, with his legendary chin starting to show signs of deterioration as of late.
However, as his two most recent performances have shown, the American is decidedly not done yet. Duncan gets hurt and wobbled in virtually every single one of his fights, and I'm not sure that he's going to be able to hold up for three rounds against a fighter who hits as hard as Dober. Unless "The Problem" decides to wrestle from the get go, this is going to be a straight up war on the feet and there are few fighters who excel in the fire of a brawl the way that the American does.
I see Duncan doing well and likely being up on the scorecards before Dober bombs him with something huge, following up for the finish around the halfway point of the fight.
Prediction: Drew Dober to win by KO
