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Chris Weidman Says Dominick Reyes Is In For A ‘Rude Awakening’ At UFC Boston

Chris Weidman is set for his light heavyweight debut at UFC Boston. There, he will take on Dominick Reyes in the main event of the card. Although Reyes is undefeated, Chris Weidman knows the surging prospect hasn’t fought anyone his skillset before. “I have a lot of experience fighting on big stages against some really […]

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Chris Weidman is set for his light heavyweight debut at UFC Boston. There, he will take on Dominick Reyes in the main event of the card.

Although Reyes is undefeated, Chris Weidman knows the surging prospect hasn’t fought anyone his skillset before.

“I have a lot of experience fighting on big stages against some really good guys,” Weidman told Submission Radio (h/t MMA Junkie). “And I’ve never had an easy fight, and I love that. And I’m expecting a war with him regardless, because I know he’s hungry and he believes in himself, but I think once I’m in the positions that I know I can get to, it’s gonna be some rude awakening.”

In Dominick Reyes’ last fight he edged a decision over Volkan Oezdemir. Yet, some thought the Swiss fighter won. And, when Chris Weidman watched the fight, he saw a lot of holes in the contenders’ game.

“Well, he’s never even faced a wrestler, let alone a wrestler of my pedigree and my MMA experience, and he’s never had a taste of that,” Weidman said. “I mean, he got taken down four times (against) Oezdemir. And Oezdemir, I don’t think had more than two takedowns in his UFC career. So, I think the wrestling, along with my jiu-jitsu, is the real X-factor and the pace. Everyone can stop one or two or three takedowns, but I’m not gonna stop coming. And he also has to worry about my hands hitting his chin. So, I just think I bring a lot of danger to the table.”

Why Chris Weidman moved up and accepted the fight against Dominick Reyes is simple. A win here puts him into the title conversation and makes a big statement.

“I think it’s a good opportunity for me to make a real big statement in the 205-pound division, as opposed to me taking a guy on that most people think I can beat and they’re not ranked as highly,” Weidman said. “This is a guy a lot of people are believing in and thinking he’s got a chance of fighting for the belt and possibly being a champion one day, and so for me to come along and go out there and have a good performance against him, I think it puts me right in the discussion at 205. So, I think it’s a great opportunity for me.”

Do you think Chris Weidman will beat Dominick Reyes at UFC Boston?

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Dominick Reyes Thought Jon Jones Lost To Thiago Santos

Add Dominick Reyes to the list of people who thought Thiago Santos defeated Jon Jones. Jones defeated Santos in the main event of their UFC 239 headliner last month to retain his light heavyweight crown. It was notably a first-ever split decision win for “Bones” as one judge scored the contest in favor of Santos. […]

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Add Dominick Reyes to the list of people who thought Thiago Santos defeated Jon Jones.

Jones defeated Santos in the main event of their UFC 239 headliner last month to retain his light heavyweight crown. It was notably a first-ever split decision win for “Bones” as one judge scored the contest in favor of Santos.

It’s all the more impressive considering the Brazilian suffered a knee injury early on in the fight but still managed to take Jones the distance. And for Reyes, he had “Maretta” winning the fight by a round:

“I actually had him [Jones] losing by a round,” Reyes said (via MMA Mania). “I was there, I was sitting cageside. A completely objective, unbiased judging with my own eyes, I saw Thiago winning the hand exchanges and kinda pushing him back.“

“The Devastator” believes Jones emerged victorious that night simply because he knows how to look impressive in front of the judges.

That said, Reyes isn’t complaining as he now plans to fulfill his destiny of taking out Jones:

“Jon is a great champion, he knows how to win, he knows how to win the judges over,” Reyes added. “Much respect to him … Now I can fulfill my destiny, which is taking out Jon.”

Reyes will first have to get past former middleweight champion Chris Weidman who he meets in the UFC Boston headliner in October.

Do you think Reyes is capable of beating Jones?

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Rising Star: Jon Jones ‘Knows How To Win Judges Over’

Jon Jones defended his UFC 205-pound championship over Thiago Santos in his last fight. It was far from the dominant performance we’ve come to expect from “Bones,” however. Jones beat Santos by split decision in the main event of July…

Jon Jones defended his UFC 205-pound championship over Thiago Santos in his last fight. It was far from the dominant performance we’ve come to expect from “Bones,” however. Jones beat Santos by split decision in the main event of July’s UFC 239. Many questioned the bout’s outcome, suggesting Santos should have earned the nod. The […]

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Dominick Reyes Says He Gets A Title Shot With Win Over Chris Weidman

Dominick Reyes will welcome Chris Weidman to the light heavyweight division in the main event of UFC Boston. The stakes will be high for both men. Should Reyes win the fight, he says he has been promised a title shot against Jon Jones. Meanwhile, should Weidman win, he would return to the win column and […]

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Dominick Reyes will welcome Chris Weidman to the light heavyweight division in the main event of UFC Boston.

The stakes will be high for both men. Should Reyes win the fight, he says he has been promised a title shot against Jon Jones. Meanwhile, should Weidman win, he would return to the win column and be right in the mix for title contention.

“Absolutely. A win over Chris Weidman guarantees me a title shot. He is a former champion and I have beaten two former title challengers,” Reyes said backstage at UFC 241.

“Now I am beating champs, the only thing left is to take out the champ of my division after I beat Chris. That is my projection. I’m 5-0 in the UFC, I’ll be 6-0 and 12-0 overall. What argument is there?”

Reyes is coming off of a split-decision win over Volkan Oezdemir back in March. Before that, he beat Ovince Saint Preux by decision, Jared Cannonier by TKO, Jeremy Kimball by submission, and Joachim Christensen by TKO. The 29-year-old is currently ranked fourth in the light heavyweight division.

Reyes could very well be getting the next shot given the state of the 205-pound division. The division always needs new contenders, but before he can get a title shot, he must get past Weidman first.

Do you think Dominick Reyes should get a title shot with a win over Chris Weidman?

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Volkan Oezdemir Says He Took Dominick Reyes’ Soul

Volkan Oezdemir has made it known he wants to rematch Dominick Reyes after the two fight at UFC London in March. There, it was the American getting his hand raised by split-decision in a fight many thought the Swiss-native had won. Although he lost the fight, Oezdemir says he was the one who did more […]

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Volkan Oezdemir has made it known he wants to rematch Dominick Reyes after the two fight at UFC London in March. There, it was the American getting his hand raised by split-decision in a fight many thought the Swiss-native had won.

Although he lost the fight, Oezdemir says he was the one who did more damage and should have been rewarded the win.

“Everybody knows I won that fight, and I feel the same,” Oezdemir said on the ESPN+ post-fight show (h/t MMA Junkie). “I felt it during the fight, him getting weaker and losing all his confidence.

“It’s about damage and points. I think I took a lot of his soul and his will to fight in the fight. You score points by touching the guy, for me, it’s nothing. This is not boxing. This is a real fight. You need to smash the guy.”

Now, after a controversial loss, he wants to run it back as he says he did not fight his game plan and still won that fight. He was too conserved in that scrap and wasn’t fighting like the Oezdemir that was knocking everyone out.

“I tried to be too cautious, and I know now I’ll do stuff differently,” he said. “I have to have a good victory and finish him out cold.”

Ultimately, if Volkan Oezdemir had his way, he would be fighting Dominick Reyes next. But, would be fine fighting Jan Blachowicz.

Who do you think Volkan Oezdemir should fight next?

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Chris Weidman Open To Facing More Light Heavyweights Before Jon Jones Clash

Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman is open to having more than one light heavyweight contest before getting a crack at Jon Jones. Weidman becomes the latest to move up to light heavyweight when he takes on Dominick Reyes in the UFC Boston headliner on October 18. Many former middleweights have recently moved up and […]

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Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman is open to having more than one light heavyweight contest before getting a crack at Jon Jones.

Weidman becomes the latest to move up to light heavyweight when he takes on Dominick Reyes in the UFC Boston headliner on October 18. Many former middleweights have recently moved up and received title shots with a few wins at 205.

However, given the ranking of Reyes along with Weidman’s credentials, it’s possible that just the one win at UFC Boston could guarantee him the next title shot. Facing Jones has been one of the Long Island native’s goals for a while as well.

However, Weidman is also perfectly fine with having to face a couple more opponents before colliding with “Bones”:

“It could be,” Weidman responded on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on Monday when asked if one win at light heavyweight could give him a shot at Jones. “Obviously I have different goals at 205. To fight Jon Jones is one of them, to win the belt is one of them. But I got Dominick Reyes to focus on. I feel like the rest will take care of itself.

“I’m not in a rush. I feel healthy, I feel strong. I got a tough opponent ahead of me where if I go out there and do what I believe I can do, it’s going to speak for itself. So if I have to fight a couple more after that, that’s fine too. We’ll see what happens but I’m ready for anybody.”

Do you think Weidman will have a successful light heavyweight debut?

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