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Dominick Reyes took on Jon Jones for the promotions coveted light heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 247 this evening in Houston.<\/p>\n

Despite holding a perfect record of 12-0 in his mixed martial arts career, Reyes was labelled as the underdog heading into tonight’s fight with Jones (25-1 MMA) and for good reason.<\/p>\n

‘Bones’ has stood atop the promotions light heavyweight ranks for years now and disposed of every champion and challenger to step foot in his way.<\/p>\n

With that said, Dominick Reyes showed no fear in the lead up to his UFC 247 title fight with ‘Bones’. After scoring a knockout victory over former middleweight champion Chris Weidman in his most recent effort<\/a>, Reyes was confident that his boxing skills were a level above that of Jon Jones.<\/p>\n

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Image via @ufc on Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Reyes’ theory seemed to prove true in the opening two round of tonight’s fight. He was able to connect on ‘Bones’ a number of times in the opening ten minutes, and even scored a knockdown.<\/p>\n

However, Jones would battle back in the late stages of the fight, earning a dominant fifth and final round.<\/p>\n

After twenty-five minutes of heart-pounding action, the fate of Jon Jones and Dominick Reyes was left in the hands of the judges.<\/p>\n

All three judges ultimately scored the bout in favor of Jones, who walked away with a unanimous decision victory<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Check out how Dominick Reyes reacted the first setback of his career below:<\/p>\n

“I just want to say thank you to everybody in Houston. You guys are amazing. Thank you to everybody back home. Everybody who supported me. I love you guys man. You fill my heart with love so thank you all.”<\/p>\n

Do you think the UFC should book an immediate rematch between Jon Jones and Dominick Reyes following tonight’s UFC 247 main event? Sound off in the comments section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on BJPENN.com February 9, 2020<\/p>\n

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