A light heavyweight title fight headlined tonight’s UFC 247 event as reigning champion Jon Jones took on undefeated contender Dominick Reyes.<\/p>\n
Jones (25-1 MMA) was returning to the Octagon<\/a> for the first time since July\u2019s UFC 239 event in Las Vegas, where he etched out a split decision victory over Thiago Santos.<\/p>\n \u2018Bones\u2019 had reclaimed the UFC\u2019s coveted light heavyweight title back at UFC 232 in December of 2018, defeating Alexander Gustafsson by way of third round knockout.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Dominick Reyes (12-0 MMA) had earned a first round knockout victory over former middleweight title holder Chris Weidman<\/a> in his most recent effort last year. ‘The Devastator’ had picked up victories over Volkan Oezdemir and Ovince Saint Preux on route to this evenings title shot.<\/p>\n Tonight’s UFC 247 headliner proved to be a very close fight as Jones and Reyes proceeded to go to war for twenty-five straight minutes. Many fans and analysts had Reyes up 3-0 after the first fifteen minutes of action, but the judges ultimately saw the fight differently. In the end Jones was awarded a unanimous decision victory over Reyes by the judges in attendance.<\/p>\n Official UFC 247 Result: Jon Jones def. Dominick Reyes by unanimous decision<\/p>\n Check out how the pros reacted to Jones defeating Reyes below:<\/p>\n Close fight. I see it 3-2 but wouldn\u2019t be surprised if it went the other way!<\/p>\n — Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) February 9, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n