Tag: Dominick Reyes

Chris Weidman Goes Off On Dominick Reyes After UFC Boston Main Event Confirmed

Earlier today (Tues. July 23, 2019) it was reported that a light heavyweight fight between Chris Weidman and Dominick Reyes was in the works. Subsequently, ESPN’s Brett Okamoto confirmed that the pair will main event UFC Boston on October 18. The show will go down from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to the […]

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Earlier today (Tues. July 23, 2019) it was reported that a light heavyweight fight between Chris Weidman and Dominick Reyes was in the works.

Subsequently, ESPN’s Brett Okamoto confirmed that the pair will main event UFC Boston on October 18. The show will go down from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to the news being confirmed, Reyes responded to Ariel Helwani’s initial Tweet suggesting the matchup was in the works but not yet finalized.

Reyes doubled down on his past declarations for wanting a shot at Jon Jones:

“I agree and I want Jones, but if they want me to take Weidmans head to prove I am the one, I’d be more than happy! #proveit#devastator“

Then, shortly after the news was confirmed that Weidman would be facing off against Reyes in Boston, Weidman responded to Reyes’ comments, vowing to humble the young contender:

“Did you forget you had a controversial split decision win your last fight? You think u would deserve a title shot ? And about taking my head I look forward to making you humble.”

Reyes fired back by noting Weidman lost his last four fights at middleweight, and said there will be no doubt he should be next in line for the title once he defeats “The All American”:

“Did you forget your last 4 at middleweight!? Controversial or not a win is a win. In fact, It gave YOU this opportunity so I’ll just have my best performance against you (ex-champion). Then there will be no debate I am The 1. Don’t confuse confidence with arrogance Chris. #mytime“

“I have more UFC world title belts then you have UfC finishes. See you in Boston, Devastator.”

“Very true! You’ve had your time, and It’s gonna be an honor competing against you. Have a great camp, I’ll see you in Boston! #passingthetorch#ufcboston“

What do you think about Weidman and Reyes trading shots ahead of their fight?

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Report: Chris Weidman vs. Dominick Reyes Headlines UFC Boston

It looks like Chris Weidman already has his chance to settle his online beef with Dominick Reyes. Earlier today, Ariel Helwani reported that the UFC was considering booking former middleweight champ Weidman against the undefeated Reyes. Weidman confirm…

It looks like Chris Weidman already has his chance to settle his online beef with Dominick Reyes. Earlier today, Ariel Helwani reported that the UFC was considering booking former middleweight champ Weidman against the undefeated Reyes. Weidman confirmed he would move up to light heavyweight to Helwani earlier this year. There were apparently some hurdles […]

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Chris Weidman Lashes Out At Dominick Reyes’ Online Threat

Chris Weidman is looking to make a splash in his light heavyweight debut. And he’s not taking any guff from his potential opponent. The former UFC middleweight champion will move up to 205 pounds for his next fight in an attempt to get his flound…

Chris Weidman is looking to make a splash in his light heavyweight debut. And he’s not taking any guff from his potential opponent. The former UFC middleweight champion will move up to 205 pounds for his next fight in an attempt to get his floundering career jump-started again. If a recent report proves true, he […]

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Chris Weidman Lashes Out At Dominick Reyes’ Online Threat

Chris Weidman is looking to make a splash in his light heavyweight debut. And he’s not taking any guff from his potential opponent. The former UFC middleweight champion will move up to 205 pounds for his next fight in an attempt to get his flound…

Chris Weidman is looking to make a splash in his light heavyweight debut. And he’s not taking any guff from his potential opponent. The former UFC middleweight champion will move up to 205 pounds for his next fight in an attempt to get his floundering career jump-started again. If a recent report proves true, he […]

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Chris Weidman vs. Dominick Reyes In The Works For October

Chris Weidman’s light heavyweight debut could be upon us soon. The former middleweight champion recently announced he’d be making the move up to 205 following a run of four losses in his last five fights. And according to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, a fight with Dominick Reyes is in the works for October 19 in Boston. […]

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Chris Weidman’s light heavyweight debut could be upon us soon.

The former middleweight champion recently announced he’d be making the move up to 205 following a run of four losses in his last five fights. And according to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, a fight with Dominick Reyes is in the works for October 19 in Boston. He adds that nothing is finalized yet, however, as there are a couple of hurdles remaining before booking it.

Reyes, who is undefeated, has a claim to be the next challenger for Jon Jones, who Helwani adds wants to return on December 14 for the UFC end-of-year pay-per-view. However, given the latest developments, there are new pending legal issues to deal with. In addition, Corey Anderson seems to be in the running, but it’s still all in the preliminary phase.

For his part, “The Devastator” is fine with having to go through Weidman to prove he should face Jones next:

Does Weidman vs. Reyes excite you? Who takes it?

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UFC Stockholm’s Volkan Oezdemir Wants Dominick Reyes Rematch

UFC light heavyweight Volkan Oezdemir may not face Ilir Latifi next, but has a different next opponent in mind anyway. Oezdemir was supposed to take on Latifi in the co-main event of UFC Stockholm which takes place today (Saturday). However, Latifi would pull out in the last minute due to a back injury and the […]

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UFC light heavyweight Volkan Oezdemir may not face Ilir Latifi next, but has a different next opponent in mind anyway.

Oezdemir was supposed to take on Latifi in the co-main event of UFC Stockholm which takes place today (Saturday).

However, Latifi would pull out in the last minute due to a back injury and the light heavyweight bout was called off. Oezdemir was hoping for a short-notice opponent, but in the end, it was too late.

“I’m not going to go into details, but it’s what happened,” Oezdemir said in a recent Q&A (via MMA Junkie). “It’s weight cut time and everything’s getting a little bit difficult, so he pulled his back and he wasn’t able to fight. Here I am. I’m ready to fight. I was hoping something would happen, a last-minute change, but it wasn’t meant to be, so I’m looking forward to the next one.”

Given the uncertain timeline of Latifi’s injury, Oezdemir is not too keen on rebooking the fight. Instead, he has Dominick Reyes in his sights.

“For me the one I really want to avenge the most is my last fight,” Oezdemir added. “Dominick Reyes, his win is a stain on my record so I want to make it right.”

Oezdemir faced Reyes at UFC London in March. Despite many feeling “No Time” had done enough to win the decision, Reyes was awarded the split-decision win.

That setback put Oezdemir on a three-fight losing streak and is now eager to get back to winning ways by making things right against Reyes.

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