dominick reyes News

Harry Kettle - November 13, 2019

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones has claimed that he won’t give Dominick Reyes the easy way out if they end up squaring off for the title. Reyes has been positioned as the next big thing within the light heavyweight division, and at 12-0, many fans are finding it hard to argue with that. His last win came at UFC Boston in the main event of the evening, where he was able to knock out Chris Weidman in under 90 seconds to improve his UFC record to 6-0.

Chris Taylor - November 9, 2019

Undefeated light heavyweight contender Dominick Reyes (12-0 MMA) has received his wish and will get the opportunity to challenge Jon Jones for the divisions coveted title. ‘Bones’ took to Twitter earlier this week where he revealed that after reviewing footage of both Corey Anderson and Dominick Reyes with his coaches, his team had concluded that ‘The Devastator’ was the more dangerous opponent and would thus receive the next crack at his title.

Adam Martin - November 8, 2019

UFC light heavyweight contender Dominick Reyes looks like he’s next in line for a title shot against UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, who he calls a ‘troll.’ Speaking to MMAFighting.com’s Damon Martin, Reyes spoke about a potential title matchup against Jones, which has gained traction lately after Jones said he believes Reyes is a more intriguing matchup than Corey Anderson for his next title defense. Jones has seemingly agreed to the fight, but until he gets his bout agreement Reyes isn’t buying it.

Harry Kettle - November 6, 2019

Earlier this week UFC President Dana White said he liked the idea of Jon Jones defending his light heavyweight title against Dominick Reyes next. While ‘Bones’ was initially against the idea, the UFC light heavyweight champion had a change of heart this evening and announced that he does in fact fight want Reyes next.

Tom Taylor - November 4, 2019

Corey Anderson and Dominick Reyes are two of the top contenders in the UFC light heavyweight division. Both have arguably earned the opportunity to fight the champion, Jon Jones. Only one of them, of course, will get the call to do so next.

Tom Taylor - November 4, 2019

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has a few options for his next title defense. A rematch with Thiago Santos is possible. Corey Anderson has asserted himself as a top contender. The winner of the upcoming fight between Jan Blachowicz and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza will be right there… the list goes on. According to UFC President Dana White, however, undefeated contender Dominick Reyes will probably get the call to fight Jones next. Reyes is riding high on a big knockout of former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman, and apparently also generated solid viewership numbers for that fight.

Tom Taylor - October 23, 2019

Dominick Reyes feels that he’s earned a crack at the UFC light heavyweight title. Unfortunately for him, the division’s reigning champion Jon Jones seems less than enthused about that possibility, and more interested in taking a “super fight” —potentially at heavyweight. I should just wait for the winner of DC and Stipe? Let these light heavies figure out who’s going to present the best challenge https://t.co/PfTK5LxrJN

Thomas Taylor - October 22, 2019

The official UFC rankings have been updated in the wake of last Friday’s UFC Boston card, but surprisingly, Dominick Reyes has not moved up the light heavyweight ladder on the strength of his defeat of Chris Weidman. Yair Rodriguez, however, who defeated Jeremy Stephens in the card’s co-main event, did make a small climb at featherweight.

Adam Martin - October 21, 2019

UFC light heavyweight contender Dominick Reyes says he sees holes in the game of UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, and he plans on exploiting them. Fresh off of a KO win over Chris Weidman in the main event of UFC Boston, Reyes spoke with the UFC on ESPN’s post-fight analysis panel of Brendan Fitzgerald, Paul Felder and Anthony Smith.

Adam D Martin - October 20, 2019

UFC light heavyweight contender Dominick Reyes has issued a statement following his KO victory over Chris Weidman at UFC Boston. Reyes needed less than two minutes to knock Weidman out in devastating fashion. The win upped his MMA record to 12-0, including a perfect 6-0 mark inside the Octagon.

Adam D Martin - October 20, 2019

The manager of UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones believes that top contender Dominick Reyes needs another win before he gets a title shot. Abe Kawa of First Round Management responded to a tweet by his star client Jon Jones referencing a list of the top contenders at 205lbs. Kawa responded by saying he’s not convinced Reyes should get the next light heavyweight title shot.

Christopher Taylor - October 19, 2019

Former middleweight champion Chris Weidman took to the Octagon at last night’s UFC Boston event in hopes of earning a light heavyweight title shot against Jon Jones. For that to happen, Weidman would need to hand surging 205-pound contender Dominick Reyes his first career defeat in this evenings main event.

Chris Taylor - October 18, 2019

Former middleweight champion Chris Weidman moved up to light heavyweight to challenge undefeated contender Dominick Reyes in tonight’s UFC Boson main event. Weidman (14-5 MMA) entered tonight’s event headliner looking to rebound this after suffering a knockout loss to Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza in his most recent effort at UFC 230.

Chris Taylor - October 18, 2019

Former middleweight champion Chris Weidman moved up to light heavyweight to take on perennial contender Dominick Reyes in tonight’s UFC Boston headliner. Chris Weidman (14-4 MMA) entered tonight’s UFC Boston main event looking for a fresh start.

Chris Taylor - October 18, 2019

Former middleweight champion Chris Weidman makes the jump to light heavyweight to take on perennial contender Dominick Reyes in tonight’s UFC Boston headliner. Chris Weidman (14-4 MMA) will enter tonight’s UFC Boston main event looking for a fresh start.

Chris Taylor - October 18, 2019

Former middleweight champion Chris Weidman will make the jump to light heavyweight to take on perennial contender Dominick Reyes in tonight’s UFC Boston headliner. Chris Weidman (14-4 MMA) will enter tonight’s UFC Boston main event looking for a fresh start.

Cole Shelton - October 15, 2019

In the main event of UFC Boston, Chris Weidman is moving up to light heavyweight to take on the undefeated Dominick Reyes. Heading into the fight, Reyes is a -170 favorite while the former middleweight champion is a +140 underdog. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their predictions for the scrap. The majority think Dominick Reyes will win the fight, but some feel it’s very close.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - July 23, 2019

Chris Weidman vs. Dominick Reyes is set to headline UFC Boston on Oct. 18. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani first reported that talks of Weidman vs. Reyes were underway. At the time of his report, there were still some hurdles to overcome. It didn’t take long for those roadblocks to be cleared as just hours later, Brett Okamoto was able to confirm with sources that verbal agreements are in place.