LAS VEGAS – Dominick Reyes readily admits his last performance was not his best, but after being knocked out for the first time in his career, he now sees the result as a blessing in disguise. After narrowly (and quite controversially) falling short in a bid to unseat then-light heavyweight champion Jon Jones in February 2020, Reyes then faced Jan Blachowicz for the vacant belt this past September. It proved one of Blachowicz’s finest performances, earning a second-round TKO to claim the title and hand Reyes his second consecutive defeat. “Second loss, first time ever being beaten,” Reyes told reporters, including MMA Junkie, at Wednesday’s media day at the UFC Apex. “It was tough.
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Dominick Reyes ‘went to that dark place,’ eliminated toxicity ahead of UFC on ESPN 23 – MMA Junkie