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Dominick Reyes explains his plan for disrupting Jon Jones

Jorge Masvidal joins Reyes in questioning the verdict, but the interview also gets into the preparation behind their closely contested fight.

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Dominick Reyes STILL Thinks He Beat Jon Jones... Masvidal Agrees

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5:16Reyes recalls playing safety at Stony Brook and earning a place in the school's Hall of Fame.
8:00Missing out on the NFL draft led Reyes into jiu-jitsu, boxing and an MMA career.
20:43His Jones preparation centered on disrupting setups rather than letting Jones dictate the fight.
28:16Reyes explains drills designed to counter Jones's reach and framing, and avoid eye pokes.
30:06Reyes and Masvidal dispute the judges' verdict and discuss the absence of an immediate rematch.
35:50Masvidal suggests Khalil Rountree Jr. and Paulo Costa as potential opponents for Reyes.

Dominick Reyes had a clear instruction for facing Jon Jones: "We're not playing your game. We're gonna play my game." Speaking with Jorge Masvidal on FULL SEND MMA, he describes a training camp built around denying Jones the space and rhythm to dictate the fight.

Jones officially won their UFC 247 title bout by unanimous decision in 2020. Reyes still believes he deserved the verdict, and Masvidal agrees. Rather than stopping at that familiar argument, the conversation digs into how Reyes prepared to challenge him: repeated "Shark Tank" sparring sessions, his brother serving as a key training partner, and specific drills for dealing with Jones's reach and avoiding eye pokes.

Reyes describes the approach as clearing away Jones's setup whenever he tried to establish it. His commitment was consuming: "My whole entire singular focus was become world champion. There was nothing else in my life."

The interview drew about 20,000 views in seven hours, an unusually fast start for the channel's regular videos. Its comment section had already grown far beyond a typical full first day. Viewers return to their memories of the decision, including one who recalls backing Jones but expecting his bet to lose before the scorecards were announced.

The episode contains a sponsored opening segment. The Jones discussion begins roughly halfway through; earlier, Reyes explains how missing out on the NFL draft led him from college football at Stony Brook into MMA. Later, Masvidal raises Khalil Rountree Jr. and Paulo Costa as possible opponents, and Reyes says his ambitions include entertaining fights as well as championship belts.

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