‘I’ve the pedigree to get me again to the highest’

Dominick Reyes hopes to return to his unique type at UFC on ESPN 57.

Reyes (12-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) meets Dustin Jacoby (19-8-1 MMA, 7-5-1 UFC) in Saturday’s co-main occasion (ESPN/ESPN+) at KFC Yum! Middle in Louisville, Ky.

Reyes was compelled to withdraw from his UFC on ESPN 54 matchup vs. Carlos Ulberg in March upon discovering that he had deep vein thrombosis – blood clots in his leg. The previous title challenger, who as soon as pushed Jon Jones to the brink, will look to snap a four-fight dropping skid in opposition to Jacoby.

“The UFC’s gentle heavyweight division could be very efficiency primarily based,” Reyes mentioned throughout Wednesday’s media day. “I’ve the pedigree to get me again to the highest. Just about anybody within the division has the chance to place a pair (of wins) collectively, nevertheless it’s one of many hardest divisions when it comes to, one punch and it’s over.

“… I used to be interested by this the opposite day truly. I used to be like, ‘Man, I put collectively six in a row within the UFC’s gentle heavyweight division. That’s fairly wild.’ I’m proper again to it. I’m proper again to that fashion of fighter. That’s what Dustin was asking, and that’s what he’s going to get.”

Jacoby may even look to rebound after dropping three of his previous 4. Reyes observed a fundamental tendency in Jacoby’s sport that he is aware of he must be cautious of.

“He’s extraordinarily sturdy. He’s not a man you’re going to have the ability to put away simply,” Reyes mentioned. “He’s athletic. He strikes nicely. He has good toes. His strain is fixed. He likes to return on robust within the second half of a battle. That’s my fundamental takeaway is he comes on robust on the finish. So if we make it that far, I should be prepared to remain on my P’s and Q’s, as a result of that’s when he capitalizes on his opponents’ errors.”

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