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Dominick Reyes is adamant his hand should have been raised at UFC 247.
Dominick Reyes may have suffered the first loss of his professional career at UFC 247 against Jon Jones, but “The Devastator” thinks he should still be undefeated and have a UFC title to his name.
Jones (26-1, 1NC) defeated Reyes (12-1) by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) in the main event of UFC 247 last weekend. The decision doesn’t quite reflect Reyes’ success in the fight, as many fight fans think there should have been a new UFC light heavyweight champion.
Talking recently to MMA Fighting, Reyes doubled down on his comments after the fight and was confident he won the first three rounds against Jones.
“I feel good about what I went out there and did,” Reyes said. “No matter what the judges say, I went out there and I won that fight. But I don’t have a belt and that’s the reality of the situation.
“I’m not just buying into the hype because immediately after the fight, my post fight interview, I said I won 3-2,” Reyes continued, “I’ll stick by that until the end. There’s nobody that can convince me otherwise. I was in there with him.”
For now, Reyes is still right at the top of the 205-pound division, whether he gets his rematch with Jones next is a different matter. The win was Jones’ third defence of his title since winning it back in 2018, and it’s now unclear whether ‘Bones’ will stick around at light heavyweight or move up a weight class.
“But f-ck I can’t reverse what the judges did or say. It really sucks. It’s disappointing, but like I said, I’m proud of what I did. If you’re going to lose, that’s probably the best way you could possibly lose. It happened to be a lost to Jon Jones, and it was the most controversial decision this year or last year. It is what it is.”