{"id":967496,"date":"2026-11-12T05:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T05:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/967496\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T05:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T05:08:09","slug":"ufc-334s-must-see-prelims-saturday-night-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/967496\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 334&#8217;s Must-See Prelims Saturday Night in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC 334 takes place in New York City on Saturday night. We look at the MSG undercard: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/ufc\/events\/ufc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC 334<\/a> fight week is here. Saturday night, the <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/ufc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC <\/a>makes its annual visit to New York City for the penultimate flagship <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/events\/schedule\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">event <\/a>of the year. There aren&#8217;t too many shows left before the promotion&#8217;s 2026 itinerary concludes, either.<\/p>\n<p>Counting this weekend&#8217;s card, only four UFC events remain in 2026. The stretch run contiues this week inside The World&#8217;s Most Famous Arena, <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/news\/ufc-announces-dates-and-locations-for-ufc-334-and-ufc-335\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Madison Square Garden<\/a>, home court of the NBA&#8217;s New York Knicks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/previews\/ufc-334-how-to-watch-and-full-fight-card\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Live coverage of UFC 334<\/a> begins with early prelims in The Big Apple at 5 pm ET\/ 2 pm PT on Saturday evening. Inside the United States, this portion of UFC 334 can be seen as a simulcast on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplus.com\/home\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paramount Plus,<\/a> as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/ufcfightpass.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC Fight Pass. <\/a>Late prelims follow at 7 pm ET\/ 4 pm PT on Paramount Plus exclusively before moving onto the main card at 9 pm ET\/ 6 pm PT. Absent of any postponements. 13 fights will be held Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>UFC 334 Featured Prelim: Stephen Thompson vs. Charles Radtke: &#8220;Wonderboy&#8221; Making Final Appearance<\/p>\n<p>At the top of the undercard, a fond farewell will be taking place in the welterweight division. <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/news\/one-last-time-stephen-thompson-reflects-on-career-ahead-of-ufc-334-farewell\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stephen Thompson<\/a> (17-9-1 MMA, 12-9-1 UFC) battles <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/news\/stephen-thompson-wonderboys-last-walk-to-go-down-at-ufc-334\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Charles Radtke<\/a> (12-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC.) All fights mentioned herein are an advertised three rounds at five minutes per round.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Thompson makes the walk for the final time on Saturday night with a record of 1-4 in his last five outings. He enters his retirement fight having lost three fights in succession, however.<\/p>\n<p>Last time out, he dropped a split decision to Gabriel Bonfim (20-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) in Nashville in July of 2025. There&#8217;s no turning back for Thompson and his camp now, as Saturday night will be the last chapter in this phase of his life. Can he ride off into the sunset with a victory?<\/p>\n<p>Charles Radtke Looking to Run Winning Streak to Three<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Charles Radtke is sporting a mark of 3-2 in his last five fights. At the moment, he&#8217;s won two fights in a row.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, he scored a unanimous decision victory over Francisco Prado (13-5 MMA, 2-5 UFC) on April 11 in Miami. While Thompson is in search of a happy ending to his MMA career, Radtke will do everything in his power to make him leave MMA behind with a five-fight losing streak.<\/p>\n<p>Only time will tell if Radtke scores his third straight win.<\/p>\n<p>UFC 334 Co-Featured Prelim: Drew Dober vs. Chris Duncan: Dober Aiming for Another Finish<\/p>\n<p>Immediately beforehand, the co-featured prelim takes place at 155 lbs. <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/news\/clash-of-the-veterans-drew-dober-wants-to-fight-michael-chandler\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Drew Dober <\/a>(29-15-1, 1 NC MMA, 15-11, 1 NC UFC) fight <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/news\/chris-duncan-reveals-what-made-the-difference-in-his-loss-to-renato-moicano\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Duncan<\/a> (15-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC.) The former comes in with a record of 2-3 in his past five outings.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s been a streaky fighter of late, having gotten his hand raised in victory twice in a row following a three-fight skid. Both of the fights in his current winning streak have ended inside the distance.<\/p>\n<p>On March 7, Dober trekked to T-Mobile Arena in Enterprise, NV, stopping Michael Johnson (24-20 MMA, 16-16 UFC) during the second round of action. In so doing, he pocketed a cash advance in the amount of $100,000 (USD) for the Performance of the Night Award, his second consecutive post-fight bonus.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t that long ago when MMA fans were calling for Dober to end his career as a fighter, but now he&#8217;s on the upswing with two straight stoppages. Does a third finish in a row loom on Saturday?<\/p>\n<p>Chris Duncan Eager to Return to Victory Lane<\/p>\n<p>Across the way, Duncan is 4-1 in his last five trips to the cage. Back on the night of April 4, he was on the receiving end of a second-round submission (rear-naked choke) from Renato Moicano (21-8-1 MMA, 13-8 UFC).<\/p>\n<p>This defeat brought an end to Duncan&#8217;s four-fight winning streak. Anytime that a fighter is coming into a fight off of a defeat to snap a streak, he can be just as brutal as a fighter on a hot streak.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Can Duncan get his hand raised? Tune in and find out.<\/p>\n<p>UFC 334: Jim Miller vs. Terrance McKinney: Miller, in 60th MMA Appearance, Looks to Build Off May Submission<\/p>\n<p>Also on the UFC 334 undercard, more lightweight action takes place between two veterans of the sport, <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/news\/jim-miller-outlines-path-to-victory-in-60th-pro-mma-fight-faces-terrance-mckinney-at-ufc-334\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jim Miller<\/a> (39-19, 1 NC MMA, 28-18, 1 NC UFC) and <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/news\/his-belly-too-heavy-terrance-mckinney-blasts-adrian-broner-after-near-brawl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Terrance McKinney<\/a> (18-9 MMA, 8-6 UFC.) Miller will accomplish a rare feat on Saturday as this is his 60th professional fight.<\/p>\n<p>He enters this milestone having gone 3-2 in his last five trips to the cage. Six months ago, he scored a first-round guillotine choke submission against Jared Gordon (21-9, 1 NC MMA, 9-8, 1 NC UFC) in UFC 328. With that submission, Miller netted a $100,000 bonus for the Performance of the Night.<\/p>\n<p>While Jim Miller will be setting foot in an MMA cage for the 60th time as a pro this weekend, he&#8217;s eyeing another milestone before hanging up his gloves for the last time. In the past, <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/news\/chris-padilla-wants-ufc-veteran-jim-miller-next-calls-it-a-passing-of-the-torch-moment\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Miller&#8217;s said he wants to fight 50 bouts under the UFC banner.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Terrance McKinney Walks to Octagon for 15th Time<\/p>\n<p>In the other corner, Terrance McKinney enters UFC 334 on Saturday night with a 3-2 record of his own. This past July, he was stopped with one second remaining on the first-round clock by King Green (38-17-1, 1 NC MMA, 17-13-1, 1 NC UFC) with a body shot followed by ground and pound.<\/p>\n<p>In the aftermath of McKinney&#8217;s loss to Green, he said that he didn&#8217;t approve of the referee stopping the fight in the dying moments of the first round.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/twrecks155\/status\/2076154685875245274\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<p>Although Miller is appearing in his 60th pro fight, McKinney has a milestone of his own this weekend. UFC 334 will be the 15th bout for him in the promotion. Can he mark the occasion with a win?<\/p>\n<p>Rest of the Prelims<\/p>\n<p>UFC 334&#8217;s undercard is rounded out by the following contests:<\/p>\n<p>A middleweight bout between Donte Johnson (9-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) and Cesar Almeida (7-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) to begin the late prelims,<br \/>\na lightweight fight matching Jared Gordon (21-9, 1 NC MMA, 9-8, 1 NC UFC) with Melquizael Costa (26-8 MMA, 7-3 UFC)\u00a0 in the featured early prelim,<br \/>\na women&#8217;s bantamweight encounter versing No. 9 contender Macy Chiasson (10-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC) and No. 11 contender Bia Mesquita (8-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC,)<br \/>\na bantamweight contest matching Alatengheli (18-10-2 MMA, 6-3-1 UFC) against Juan Diaz (16-1-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC,)<br \/>\nand a lightweight fixture pairing Evan Elder (10-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) with Samuel Sanches (11-1 MMA, UFC promotional debut.)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UFC 334 takes place in New York City on Saturday night. 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