Bruce Buffer brutally trolls Josh Hokit after controversial moment during Ciryl Gane loss

Bruce Buffer brutally got some revenge on Josh Hokit after their controversial exchange ahead of his UFC 334 title loss to Ciryl Gane.

In the early hours of Sunday morning, a high-octane fight in the main event of UFC 334 saw heavyweight champion Gane successfully defend his title for the first time at Madison Square Garden.

After a brutal five rounds, the fight was ultimately decided on the scorecards, and after his earlier awkward exchange with Hokit, UFC announcer Buffer decided to use the close nature of the fight to brutally troll the American fighter.

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Bruce Buffer teases Josh Hokit with brutal moment in Ciryl Gane loss

Just moments before the title fight got underway, as Buffer introduced Hokit, the heavyweight disrespected the legendary announcer by putting his middle finger right in front of his face.

What followed was a close fight that, although Gane won, many believed Hokit had done enough to secure the major upset victory and claim the heavyweight title.

And it's this uncertainty ahead of the winner being announced that Buffer deicded to use to get his own back on Hokit, as he allowed the American to just momentarily think he'd done enough to win the fight.

As he was preparing to announce Gane as the winner, Buffer lingered on the 'annnnnd' for a bit too long, leaning towards Hokit to make him believe the next word would be 'new' to confirm he was the next heavyweight champion.

But at the final moment, Buffer turned around before happily shouting 'still' , confirming that Gane had indeed done enough to win the fight and keep his title.

Reacting to the moment, one fan wrote: "Bruce Buffer hates Hokit so much he faked him out while reading the decision"

Another added: "Bruce Buffer was super p***** over that middle finger, first stepping toward Josh Hokit before declaring Ciryl Gane the winner."

However, some fans claimed that they've recently noticed a trend in which Buffer typically leans towards the loser before confirming the winner in a close fight.

One claimed: "I hate when Buffer does the little movement thing. Someone made a video a while back talking about how he leans towards the loser first then goes to the winner. It spoils it."

That being said, it's clear Buffer enjoyed this one more than any others given his clash with Hokit earlier in the evening.