Dominick Reyes’ rise as a light heavyweight title contender continued on Saturday when he took out former title challenger Volkan Oezdemir at UFC on ESPN+ 5.
Reyes (11-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) remained unbeaten in his fighting career when he scored a split decision victory over Oezdemir (15-4 MMA, 4-3 UFC) in the 205-pound bout, which took place at The O2 in London and streamed on ESPN+.
Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Reyes’ victory over Oezdemir at UFC on ESPN+ 5.
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A huge light heavyweight fight is on deck at #UFCLondon. @Volkan_Oezdemir looks to snap his skid against undefeated @DomReyes.
Full play-by-play: https://t.co/xawZ57BOtf pic.twitter.com/q2E2CJ5319
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) March 16, 2019
Dominic Reyes comes out to Joey Bada$$ | “Devastated” #UFCLondon https://t.co/KR3tr1w0ld
— Sherdog by Mandatory (@sherdogdotcom) March 16, 2019
Volkan Oezdemir walks out to Maes | “Freestyle Raplite” #UFCLondon https://t.co/Baz5pVir4E
— Sherdog by Mandatory (@sherdogdotcom) March 16, 2019
#UFConESPN+ 5 Closing Betting Odds: Dominick Reyes
(-270) vs. Volkan Oezdemir (+230) #UFCLondon 💵 @ESPN+ @JohnGoodenUK @danhardymma @felderpaul @espnmma @ufc @MMAOddsBreaker— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) March 16, 2019
Cup-check by Reyes on "No Time." #UFCLondon pic.twitter.com/dRmVVU16Hr
— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) March 16, 2019
Eating a kick to the groin while throwing a spinning back fist is something I'd never care to experience
— Dave Doyle (@davedoylemma) March 16, 2019
Volkan throws HEAT
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) March 16, 2019
Oezdemir making good use of well timed takedowns in the first round.
— MMA mania (@mmamania) March 16, 2019
This is a very technical fight for the 205 weight class. #Oezdemir #Reyes
— Dennis Bermudez (@MenaceBermudez) March 16, 2019
Not sure if Reyes is a bit flat tonight or if he’s waiting out the initial rushes of Oezdemir, but the pressure seems to be paying off for the Swiss fighter.
— Dan Tom (@DanTomMMA) March 16, 2019
Oezdemir starts round 2 with an overhand. Lowkicks from Oezdemir and he slips on a high kick. Reyes with a body kick, but he's not jumping on opportunities. Nice low kick from Reyes. #UFCLondon
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) March 16, 2019
Volkan takes a left to the jaw. Reyes seems to have found a rhythm and is keeping the shorter man away #UFCLondon
— Sherdog by Mandatory (@sherdogdotcom) March 16, 2019
Reyes prob needs to finish this
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) March 16, 2019
That round was really close, likely 20-18 Oezdemir after two. Solid counters and footwork by Reyes, but he's just not connecting as well as his opponent.
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) March 16, 2019
Oz up two rounds. Reyes not fighting long and having trouble with his nose, which is likely broken. #ufclondon pic.twitter.com/woAfSMi3rw
— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) March 16, 2019
Volkan is doing a great job of making Reyes look bad. #UFCLondon
— Seán Sheehan (@SeanSheehanBA) March 16, 2019
I feel like @volkan_oezdemir looks the same whether he’s tired, happy, fighting, or eating
— Dennis Bermudez (@MenaceBermudez) March 16, 2019
Dominick Reyes has been backing Oezdemir up and landing great shots for two minutes and the commentary is fascinated with the term cheese grater instead. Not their best work. 29-28 Reyes @MMADecisions
— Jed Meshew II (@JedKMeshew) March 16, 2019
That was one heck of a smart performance from Volkan Oezdemir. Took a good deal of air out of the Dom Reyes hype balloon. #UFCLondon
— Brian Campbell (@BCampbellCBS) March 16, 2019
Thats a win for my bro @volkan_oezdemir #UFCLondon
— Will Harris (@TheeWillHarris) March 16, 2019
Think the Reyes hype train just got derailed… #UFCLondon
— Corey Anderson UFC (@CoreyA_MMA) March 16, 2019
STILL UNDEFEATED!@DomReyes #UFCLondon pic.twitter.com/UAyHPBIZtl
— UFC (@ufc) March 16, 2019
What a fight @DomReyes wow! #UFCLondon
— Julian marquez (@JMarquezMMA) March 16, 2019
Really? I had that one scored for "No Time." Didn't think it was split, either. #UFCLondon pic.twitter.com/W9dhW5r1Li
— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) March 16, 2019
HOW?! #UFCLondon
— Corey Anderson UFC (@CoreyA_MMA) March 16, 2019
Jon Jones, upon hearing the Dominick Reyes is coming for him, gets a full eight hours of uninterrupted sleep tonight.
— Dave Doyle (@davedoylemma) March 16, 2019
Reyes won by a split. I have NO FUCKING IDEA HOW?! Did I watch a completely different fight?? Oezedemir definitely lost the 3RD. Looked like he took the RD off. But RD 1&2 were Volkans, IMHO. #UFCLondon
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) March 16, 2019
Unpopular opinion
Reyes didn’t win that fight
— Mike "Biggie" Rhodes (@TeamRocBiggie) March 16, 2019
#UFCLondon results: Dominick Reyes stays unbeaten, squeaks by Volkan Oezdemir https://t.co/MVZMySBV9W
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) March 16, 2019
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