Pros react after Jiri Prochazka KO’s Dominick Reyes at UFC Vegas 25

By Chris Taylor - May 1, 2021

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 25 event was headlined by a light heavyweight bout featuring former division title challenger Dominick Reyes taking on Jiri Prochazka.

Jiri Prochazka Dominick Reyes KO

Reyes (12-3 MMA) was looking to snap a two-fight losing skid when he squared off with Prochazka this evening. ‘The Devestator’ had suffered back-to-back title fight losses to Jan Blachowicz and Jon Jones in his most recent efforts. Prior to those setbacks, Dominick Reyes had gone a perfect 12-0 in his MMA career, which included a nasty knockout win over Chris Weidman.

Meanwhile, Jiri Prochazka (28-3-1 MMA) had entered tonight’s UFC Vegas 25 main event riding an eleven-fight winning streak. The former RIZIN champion had made his Octagon debut back at UFC 251, where he earned a second round knockout victory over former title challenger Volkan Oezdemir.

Jiri Prochazka

Jiri Prochazka via Twitter

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 25 main event proved to be a thrilling back and forth affair. Jiri Prochazka was seemingly getting the better of the standup in round one, but ‘The Devastator’ landed some hard shots of his own. Then, in the second round, the Czech fighter had Reyes backing up and proceeded to landing a brutal spinning elbow that put the American down for good.

Official UFC Vegas 25 Result: Jiri Prochazka def. Dominick Reyes via KO in Round 2

Check out how the pros reacted to Prochazka defeating Reyes below:

Post-fight reactions to Jiri Prochazka knocking out Dominick Reyes:

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