Dominick Reyes was in desperate need of a victory at UFC on ESPN 57, and he got the job done against Dustin Jacoby in two minutes.
Reyes (13-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) snapped his four-fight losing skid and got his hand raised for the first time since October 2019 when he hurt Jacoby (19-9-1 MMA, 7-6-1 UFC) with a counter punch early in the fight then attacked until he got the TKO stoppage at the 2:00 mark of Round 1 in the light heavyweight bout at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ken.
Check out the replay of the final exchange below (via X):
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It’s been a rough run for Reyes, 34, in recent years. He nearly achieved one of the greatest highs in MMA history when he pushed Jon Jones to the limit and lost a controversial decision in February 2021 at UFC 247.
That loss to Jones kicked off a four-fight losing skid, but that is now a thing of the past after Reyes got the nod over Jacoby with the stoppage win.
“I feel amazing,” Reyes said in his post-fight interview with Paul Felder. “I’m just so blessed to have the team that I have. … I do this for all you people to show you what I have.”
Up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN 57 results include:
- Dominick Reyes def. Dustin Jacoby via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 2:00
- Raul Rosas Jr. def. Ricky Turcios via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:22
- Brunno Ferreira def. Dustin Stoltzfus via TKO (spinning back elbow) – Round 1, 4:51
- Zach Reese def. Julian Marquez via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 0:20
- Puna Soriano def. Miguel Baeza via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-27)
- Ludovit Klein def. Thiago Moises via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Carlos Prates def. Charlie Radtke via knockout (body shot) – Round 1, 4:47
- Brad Katona def. Jesse Butler via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
- Montana De La Rosa def. Andrea Lee via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Daniel Marcos def. John Castaneda via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Denise Gomes def. Eduarda Moura via split decision (29-28, 27-30, 30-27)
- Taylor Lapilus def. Cody Stamann via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Puja Tomar def. Rayanne Amanda via split decision (30-27, 27-30, 29-28)
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