“It was tough,” Dominick Reyes admitted getting into a dark place after losing to Jan Blachowicz


“It was tough,” Dominick Reyes admitted getting into a dark place after losing to Jan Blachowicz

Jan Blachowicz vs Dominick Reyes

Dominick Reyes faced Jan Blachowicz for the light-heavyweight title back in September after Jon Jones vacated the title. Before that fight, he came short against Jones in the title match.

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Jan Blachowicz beats Dominick Reyes
Jan Blachowicz beats Dominick Reyes

Reyes got knocked out against Jan, and it was first knockout defeat of his career, and now he admits that it was a blessing in disguise. Speaking to the reporter on the media day ahead of his fight, he said, “Second loss, first time ever being beaten.”

Reyes continued, “It was tough. It was a lot of soul searching, a lot of examining my camp, examining myself, examining my mindset. Yeah, it sucked, but it was a blessing in disguise because I was able to get back to what makes me, me. I was able to get excited again about fighting and enjoying the whole process of everything.”

“I realized how much toxicity is out there, and I let it seep into me, previously,” Reyes said. “It was just a learning lesson, you know? But then also, I did go dark. I went to that dark place and really examined myself and everything around me and really, really took a good look at things from a realistic point of view, and then I found the light, and now I’m back.”

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“There’s nothing on earth like getting your hand raised in the octagon,” says Dominick Reyes

Dominick Reyes
Dominick Reyes

Reyes talked about the margin of error in the UFC, and how the feeling to defeating another guy inside the octagon is unmatched. He said, “This is a game of very, very small margins, and if one of those margins catches me, it’s not something that I’m going to dwell over.”

Reyes said. “I busted my ass. I’m working my ass off. I’m doing everything I can to be successful, to win. Winning – I love winning. Who doesn’t love winning? There’s no other feeling on earth like winning in the octagon and getting your hand raised. Literally.

“I’ve been in so many other sports. I’ve done so many action sports and different things, and there’s nothing on earth like getting your hand raised in the octagon and defeating another man. It’s addicting, and I want to get back to that feeling.”

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