Dominick Reyes Brushes Past Chris Weidman in the First Round

Dominick Reyes put in a ruthless performance to knock out Chris Weidman in the first round in the main event of UFC Boston on Friday night.

Reyes landed a back step left straight before knocking Weidman out with three right hammer fists. Then, referee Herb Dean was forced to step in at the 1:43 mark in the opening round.

With this massacre, “The Devastator” remains undefeated at 12-0 overall and 6-0 in the UFC. Then, in a moment of bravado, he called out light heavyweight champion Jon Jones after the fight.

“Hey Jon, I don’t want any party favours, I want the belt man, let’s go,” Reyes declared in the Octagon.

“I was out there having fun, feeling loose. He came in and I put him down. I’m so honoured to fight Chris, he’s a fantastic competitor. His loss is my gain, that’s how this business is, but it’s all love baby.

“Early in the fight I seen the opening there, I saw him lunge in. I knew he was gonna lunge in, I cracked him in the jaw. Those hammer fists finished it, he was already hurt.”

Reyes is No 4 in the light heavyweight rankings. For former middleweight champion Weidman it was a disastrous debut in the division.

“All props to Dom Reyes. I apologise I didn’t get the W,” Weidman said. “It’s a game we play, I promise I’ll be back better. God is good, even in this adversity. He’s good. All good.”

The loss to Dominick Reyes comes as a massive blow to Weidman in his MMA career. Apparently, he has suffered knockout defeats to Yoel Romero, Jacare Souza, Gegard Mousasi and Luke Rockhold during his recent rough stretch.

Weidman’s lone win in his last six fights came against Kelvin Gastelum in 2017, who he submitted at UFC Uniondale.