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UFC 247: Jones vs Reyes results

Peter Knox 08/02/2020

MAIN CARD Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes Winner Jon Jones via Unanimous Decision 48-47 48-47 49-46 Valentina Shevchenko vs. Katlyn Chookagian Winner Valentina Shevchenko via KO Punches 1:03 Round 3 Juan Adams vs. Justin Tafa Winner Justin Tafa via TKO Punch 1:59 Round 1 Mirsad Bektić vs. Dan Ige Winner Dan Ige via Split Decision 29-28 29-28 29-28 Derrick Lewis vs. Ilir Latifi Winner Derrick Lewis via Unanimous Decision 29-28 29-28 29-28 PRELIMS Trevin Giles vs. Antonio Arroyo Winner Trevin Giles via Split Decision 29-28 29-28 29-28 Alex Morono vs. Kalinn Williams Winner Kalinn Williams via TKO Punch 0:27 Round 1 Lauren Murphy vs. Andrea Lee Winner Lauren Murphy via Split Decision 29-28 29-28 30-27 Miles Johns vs. Mario Bautista Winner Mario Bautista via TKO Flying Knee 1:41 Round 2 Journey Newson vs. Domingo Pilarte Winner Journey Newson KO Punch 0:38 Round 1 Andre Ewell vs. Jonathan Martinez Winner Andre Ewell via Split Decision 29-28 29-28 30-27 Austin Lingo vs. Youseff Zalal Winner Youseff Zalal via Unanimous Decision 30-27 30-27 30-27

UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes – Preview

Peter Knox 04/02/2020

The Toyota Center in Houston, Texas plays host to UFC 247 on Saturday, where Jon ‘Bones’ Jones will face Dominick ‘The Devastator’ Reyes for the Light Heavyweight crown. MMA UK break’s down the main event here: Jon Jones (25-1) vs Dominick Reyes (12-0) The UFC Light Heavyweight division has belonged to Jon Jones since his emphatic victory over Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua (26-11-1) nearly a decade ago at UFC 128. Despite Daniel Cormier (22-2) holding the 205lb belt in Jones’ absence from the sport, he has never recorded a victory over the reigning Jon Jones. With Cormier moving on from the LHW division to see out his remaining days at Heavyweight, the race to defeat Jones has been unsuccessful thus far. Alexander ‘The Mauler’ Gustafsson (18-6), Anthony ‘Lionheart’ Smith (33-14) and Thiago ‘Marreta’ Santos (21-7) have all attempted to rip the gold from Bones’ hands, only to be turned away empty-handed. Santos took Jones’ to a hard-fought split decision; in fact, Marreta has been the only fighter in UFC history to defeat Jones on a judge’s scorecard. Unfortunately for him, it was only one official card, as the other two judges opted for a Jones’ victory. The LHW division and Jonny Bones now turn to the next contender in line. Enter one Dominick Reyes. Reyes is unbeaten in MMA, with a perfect 12-0 scorecard and in his last three bouts has defeated two former title challengers in Volkan Oezdemir(17-4) and Ovince St. Preux(24-13), and an ex UFC champion in Chris Weidman(14-5). Reyes has a good mix of decision and TKO wins littered throughout his record and also boasts a single submission victory over Jeremy Kimball at UFC 218. If Jones engages in a striking affair with Reyes, the big winner will be the fans, as a firefight between the two will blow the roof off of the Toyota Center. However, Jones may be too tempted to utilise his skilful grappling side and nullify Reyes’ options in the bout. Santos showed the LHW division a possible route to the gold in his match with Jones, and if Reyes can take it to Jon on Saturday, we may have a new champion in the history books. Reyes has stormed to a rapid shot at a coveted title, but I feel the seniority of Jon Jones will prove too much for him. My Prediction: Jon Jones via Decision

Across the Pond Profile: UFC fighter Journey Newson

Myles Painter 31/01/2020

A short-notice UFC shot may lead to an even larger pot of gold at the end of the rainbow down the road. In today’s episode of Across The Pond, you will be introduced to a axe swinging layer of lumber looking to hack and slash his own trail at 135 pounds as he searches for win number one in the UFC and show the big leagues that he becomes a bull that can not be bucked at UFC 247 on February 8. A professional since September 2015 and representing Impact Jiu Jitsu, Journey Newson owns a 9-2 record in 11 professional contests comprised of three submissions, three knockouts and three decisions. Newson has gone on to finish six of the nine professional wins he has earned thus far in his career. Prior to making his debut promotional appearance with the UFC in June 2019 at UFC On ESPN 3, Newson fought for various promotions including CageSport, King of the Cage and Final Fighting Championship. In his MMA debut at KOTC Rogue Wave, he faced Damen Wood and defeated him via unanimous decision. Newson also defeated his next two foes in Shane Friesz and Justin Williams Hugo. He submitted Anthony Zender in the third round at CageSport 43. Newson also tapped out Jordan Mackin via rear-naked choke in round three at CageSport 44. He defeated Zender for the second time via TKO in the second round at CageSport 46. At COGA 60 Supreme Throwdown 3 Newson defeated Tycen Lynn via unanimous decision. He defeated Chris San Jose in the second round at Prime Fighting 11. Newson knocked out Russia’s Soslan Abankov in the first round at Final Fight Championship 36, In his second outing with the UFC from the Toyota Center in Houston Texas at UFC 247 on February 8, he will take on submission specialist Domingo Pilarte in a duel at bantamweight that will be shown on UFC Fight Pass. Good luck Journey!

Across the Pond Profile: UFC fighter Mario Bautista

Myles Painter 24/01/2020

The dreaded UFC jitters affect talents in various degrees of nerves but sometimes all they need is gentle pushes and guidance on the correct path to find a momentous rhythm. In today’s episode of Across The Pond, you will be introduced to a bantamweight buzzsaw looking to cut through the division with the precision of a razor blade with a sharpened and keen edge from the Toyota Center in Houston Texas at UFC 247 on February 8. A professional since May 2017 and representing The MMA Lab, Mario Bautista owns a 7-1 record in eight professional contests comprised of three submissions, two knockouts and two decisions. Prior to making his promotional debut with the UFC in 2019, Bautista competed with various promotions including Legacy Fighting Alliance and has gone on to earn a finish in five out of his seven professional victories. In his MMA debut at Iron Boy MMA 6, he faced Jessie Orta and went on to defeat him via TKO in the first round. Bautista submitted his next two opponents in DeMarcus Brown and Devin Chavez. Then in his debut appearance with Legacy Fighting Alliance at LFA 31, he defeated Brazil’s Raphael Montini De Lima via TKO in the second round. Bautista tapped out AJ Robb in round two at LFA 44 to pick up his third submission win as a professional. He defeated Juan Pablo Gonzalez at Combate Americas via unanimous decision. For his second outing with the UFC at UFC On ESPN 4, Bautista faced South Korea’s Jin Soo Son and went on to defeat him via unanimous decision to earn the second decision victory of his professional career along with his first win in the UFC. At UFC 247 on February 8, he will lock horns with the undefeated Miles Johns in a battle at bantamweight on the UFC Fight Pass portion of the preliminary card. Good luck Mario!

Jon Jones Vs Dominick Reyes: Who Are The Fighters

Peter Knox 03/12/2019

The date has been set for the UFC Light Heavyweight title clash between the champion Jon Jones and Dominick Reyes and that date is for UFC 247 February 8th. Jon the champion has just defeated the highly talented fighter in Thiago Santos in a controversial split decision win at UFC 239. On the other hand, Dominick Reyes has just defeated the former middleweight champion Chris Weidman who he earned a first-round knockout victory against. View this post on Instagram A post shared by UFC (@ufc) Jones who is widely regarded as the greatest fighter to have ever stepped in the octagon has earned famous victories over the likes of Lyoto Machida, Rampage Jackson and former UFC Heavyweight champion and Lightheavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. Jones is currently on a 3 fight win streak after his second fight with Daniel Cormier was overturned to a no-contest, he knocked out Alexander Gustafsson to recapture the Lighheavyweight title for the third time, he then went on to defeat Anthony Smith to defend his title and the finally he then had a 5 round war with Thiago Santos which after the fight was a controversial split decision win in Jones’ favour. Reyes is being tipped by some to be the next ‘big thing’ in the UFC. Reyes is an undefeated fighter with a record of 12-0-0 and a 6 fight win streak in the UFC. During his time in the UFC, he has defeated the likes of Ovince Saint Preux, Jeremy Kimball and Jared Cannonier. Also during Reyes’ 6 UFC bouts, he has had 4 of them his opponent never made it out the first round with 3 being by knockout and 1 by submission. The question everyone’s lips will be is Dominick Reyes going to live up to the hype of being the next ‘big thing’ and capture the Lightheavyweight title or is Jon Jones going to steam his way through and make Dominick Reyes another stepping stone in the direction of becoming the greatest fighter of all time?