Details about UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes including fighter profiles, results, and analysis. Credit to Jones on coming on strong 4th and 5th but I would of guessed Reyes won that fight on scorecards. — Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) February 9, 2020. MOTHER FUCKING ROBBERY DOM WON THAT FIGHT.

HOUSTON – UFC president Dana White thought there would be a new light heavyweight champion when he entered the octagon after the UFC 247 main event.

In the aftermath of Jon Jones’ unanimous decision win over Dominick Reyes on Saturday, debate has raged about who won the fight. Reyes (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) made Jones (26-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) seem more human than ever before, and a large contingency of the combat sports world thought the belt would change hands.

White admitted he was part of that group. Following UFC 247, the UFC boss said he gave Reyes the first three rounds and the final two to Jones, but the judges saw it differently, all giving the champion the nod for a successful title defense.

“The scoring was all over the map,” White said. “… Going into the last round, I had Dominick Reyes 3-1 going to the last round. My kids are terrorizing me that the fix is in, ‘How could this happen, Dad?, Reyes won that fight,’ and the list goes on and on of people who are reaching out to me. So it’s not like there’s this landslide of people saying it was a robbery or whatever. People have it all over the place.

“But the reality is, who gives a sh*t? We’re not judges. None of us are judges, the judges called the fight, and that’s that.”

Reyes, for his part, was certain he deserved to win.

“I know I won that fight,” Reyes said. “I was in there. I don’t need to watch the replay.”

UFC 247, which took place at Toyota Center and aired on pay-per-view, marked the second consecutive competitive, and somewhat controversial, fight for Jones. He edged Thiago Santos by split decision at UFC 239 in July, and after that there was a belief the belt should’ve changed hands.

White praised Jones for finding a way to consistently get his hand raised, though, and said he’s not completely ruling out the possibility of booking a rematch in the future.

The UFC boss pointed out both Jones and Reyes were physically banged up after the contest, and he won’t be calling them about a next fight anytime soon.

Jon Jones vs Dominick Reyes lived up to the expectations, as both the fighters battled in a five round war inside the octagon. Many MMA fans have shown displeasure at the judges’ decisions in the past. Something similar took place at UFC 247 in the headliner between Jon Jones and Dominick Reyes for the UFC light heavyweight championship. Fans took to social networking sites to show their disapproval of the judges’ scorecards after Jones vs. Reyes. However, it’s not the first time that the judges have been questioned on their skills to score an MMA fight.

Jon Jones vs Dominick Reyes ends in a close decision win

Dominick Reyes looked impressive throughout the five rounds of the fight. He connected early in the first round and maintained the same position until after the third round, where Jones took advantage of his in-ring experience. He outclassed Reyes in the last two rounds, with impeccable striking and octagon control. However, the victory did not look right for Jon Jones when the judges’ scorecards were revealed.

14 media outlets scored the match in favor of Dominick Reyes. Only six of them looked at Jon Jones as the winner. Even in the unofficial scorecard for Jon Jones vs Dominick Reyes, the challenger was leading in the first three rounds, something he mentioned in the octagon interview as well.

Jon Jones picked up a close unanimous decision victory against undefeated Dominick Reyes. After a scintillating five-round war, the judges’ scorecards read 48-47, 48-47, and 49-46 in favor of Jones. However, the result upset many fans who thought that it was a close fight for Reyes. Many felt that he got robbed off a victory in this one. While that’s solely dependent on the judges’ marking, it paved way for a lot of criticism on how MMA fights should be judged.

Also: UFC 247: Dominick Reyes Earned Jon Jones’ Respect After a Five Round War

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Joe Soliz, in particular, received a lot of backlash for his scoring of the fight. Soliz scored the fight 49-46 in favor of Jon Jones, handing him a win in the last four rounds. Jones did indeed switched gears in the championship rounds. And there could have been a lot of factors like which helped Jones win the in the judges’ scorecard. However, it was very unlikely to read a scorecard that read four rounds won for Jones, after an equally impressive performance from Dominick Reyes. It was yet another display of poor decision making.

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