Gentle heavyweights Dominick Reyes and Nikita Krylov are anticipated to fulfill in a pivotal matchup at 205 kilos on the upcoming UFC 314 card scheduled on April 12. Whereas the UFC hasn’t introduced a location, Miami is the front-runner for the cardboard.
A number of individuals with information of the promotion’s plans confirmed the information to MMA Preventing on Friday with agreements in place from each athletes.
A multi-time title challenger prior to now, Reyes suffered by a tricky stretch in his profession with 4 straight losses together with a razor-close defeat to Jon Jones, however he’s since bounced again with a pair of spectacular performances. Reyes took out Dustin Jacoby this previous June earlier than delivering a vicious knockout of Anthony Smith at UFC 310.
Now Reyes appears to maintain his streak alive when he returns in April in opposition to a well known finisher in Krylov. The 32-year-old Russian has been a mainstay within the UFC rankings for fairly a while, particularly after rattling off three straight wins in his most up-to-date performances.
Throughout that streak, Krylov—presently No. 9 at gentle heavyweight within the MMA Preventing International Rankings—took out Ryan Spann, Volkan Oezdemir and Alexander Gustafsson, however his return in April marks his first battle in over a 12 months. Krylov appears to leap begin 2025 together with his battle in opposition to Reyes at UFC 314.
The upcoming pay-per-view card in April has not booked a major occasion but nevertheless it’s anticipated that the UFC makes that transfer within the close to future with extra fights being introduced for the present.
