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With Jon Jones out
of the picture, Dominick
Reyes and Jan
Blachowicz will square off for the vacant light heavyweight
belt in the UFC 253 co-main event on Sept. 26.
The Las Vegas-based promotion confirmed the title bout on Tuesday
night. UFC 253 is headlined by a middleweight championship clash
between Israel
Adesanya and Paulo
Henrique Costa.
Jones
vacated the title earlier this week, hinting at a future move
to heavyweight if negotiations with the UFC prove to his
liking.
Reyes is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Jones in the UFC
247 headliner on Feb. 8, a bout many observers thought “The
Devastator” deserved to win. The 30-year-old Victorville,
California, native kicked off his professional career with 12
consecutive triumphs, including six victories under the UFC banner.
His ledger includes notable wins over the likes of Chris
Weidman, Volkan
Oezdemir, Ovince St.
Preux and Jared
Cannonier.
After a rough start to his UFC tenure, Blachowicz has been
victorious in seven of his last eight Octagon appearances. In his
last outing, the 37-year-old Pole cemented his position as a top
205-pound contender with a first-round knockout of Corey
Anderson at UFC Fight Night 167.