That is the UFC 314 stay weblog for Nikita Krylov vs. Dominick Reyes, the primary card gentle heavyweight struggle Saturday at Kaseya Heart in Miami.
Krylov (29-9) is No. 9 at 205 kilos within the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, whereas Reyes (14-4) sits at No. 15.
That is Krylov’s first look since March 11, 2023, a span of 763 days. There was little motion within the rankings regardless of Krylov’s absence because the veteran was on a three-fight win streak once we final noticed him compete. Two of these wins got here through first-round end, with Krylov submitting Ryan Spann and scoring a knockout of three-time title challenger Alexander Gustafsson.
Reyes is experiencing a resurgence of types. Lengthy referred to as the person who nearly defeated Jon Jones, Reyes went on a four-fight shedding skid following his title struggle loss to Jones at UFC 247. He took a break from motion and made a profitable return with a two-minute knockout of Dustin Jacoby in June 2024 and adopted that with a second-round end of Anthony Smith at UFC 310. With one other win, Reyes may discover himself making an sudden return to the highest 10.
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