Fighting in Mexico almost feels like fighting in his home country
of Colombia for Javier
Reyes. 

Reyes faced Douglas
Silva de Andrade in a featherweight matchup at
UFC Mexico on Saturday at the Arena CDMX in Mexico City,
Mexico. The 40-year-old Andrade (29-7) made his featherweight
debut, moving up from bantamweight. Reyes paid the price early for
keeping his hands low as Andrade dropped him. However, “Blair”
survived the scare and came from behind to secure a finish via
ground-and-pound with a second remaining in the first
round. 

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Reyes says he wants to be a crowd favorite by being different.

“I just want to be different,” he said in his post-fight Octagon
interview. “I just want that the crowd notices me and they realize
that a Colombian fighter is doing very different things in order to
win the championship.”

A Familiar Feeling

While Mexico City’s elevation is a test for some fighters,
Colombia’s Reyes feels right at home there. With a lot of training
partners and friends being Mexican, Reyes almost feels like
fighting in Colombia when he is fighting in Mexico.

“Fighting here in Mexico is almost like fighting in Colombia for
me,” Reyes said. “It’s almost my home. My training partners are
from Mexico, a lot of my friends are from Mexico. So I feel just
like home.” 

Reyes (23-5) paid more than his share of dues on the regional
circuit before earning his
UFC contract on the
Dana White’s Contender Series last year. The 32-year old has
finished 19 of his 23 career wins so far. 

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