“He can’t keep up with us anymore” Dominick Reyes claims Jon Jones moved to heavyweight because of him

“He can’t keep up with us anymore” Dominick Reyes claims Jon Jones moved to heavyweight because of him

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After a public spat with UFC and then peaceful conversations, Jon Jones announced on Monday that he is relinquishing his light heavyweight title. He further claimed that he is moving on to heavyweight division. In his last fight in February, he narrowly defeated Dominick Rayes.

Since then, Rayes has been demanding a rematch. But now he will be facing Jan Blachowicz on 26 September at UFC 253.

Prior to Jon Jones vacating the 205-pounds, UFC President Dana White had stated that Jones would have to fight Rayes again.

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Reyes alleges Jones leaving because of him

Now, Rayes has come out saying that Jon Jones left the 205 pound because of him.

While speaking with ESPN, Rayes said, “I think his ego won’t let him admit that I’m the reason. I know he doesn’t want to rematch me. It’s obvious; he vacated the belt. You don’t give up something you’re proud of. I win the belt, I’m not gonna be like, ‘Oh, I’m gonna give it up. I’m gonna go up to heavyweight.’ No, man, you earned that (expletive). Like why would you just give it up unless you feel like you didn’t earn it?”

However, Reyes has the least opportunity to fight the consensus greatest light heavyweight of all time now. But he still has the goal to become champion.

“It doesn’t matter,” Reyes said. “None of this is in my control, I’m just doing what I can do. I’m fighting, fighting for the belt. I’m gonna be a great champion, and I’m gonna make my family, my friends, and my people proud when I go out there and perform on Sept. 26.

“It doesn’t matter if I beat Jon, I beat Jan, whoever I beat to win the belt. I got the belt; that’s all that matters. That’s all that’s ever mattered the whole time,” an enthusiastic Reyes added.

Heavyweight guys are slow: Reyes

Initially, Jones animosity with UFC started with the promotion’s reluctance over increasing his pay. But now White is ready to give him a heavyweight title shot but after Francis Ngannou.


“He’s moving to heavyweight because those guys are slow,” Reyes said. “You do realize that, right? He can’t keep up with us anymore. After what me and Thiago did to him, he’s like, ‘Man, I need to go up. These guys are getting too fast, they’re getting too athletic, they’re getting too good.’ The heavyweights are still slow.”

After Jones saw these comments of Reyes, he immediately took to twitter and hit back at him.

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