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Light heavyweights Dominick Reyes and Nikita Krylov are expected to meet in a pivotal matchup at 205 pounds at the upcoming UFC 314 card scheduled on April 12. While the UFC hasn’t announced a location, Miami is the front-runner for the card.
Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Friday with agreements in place from both athletes.
A multi-time title challenger in the past, Reyes suffered through a tough stretch in his career with four straight losses including a razor-close defeat to Jon Jones, but he’s since bounced back with a pair of impressive performances. Reyes took out Dustin Jacoby this past June before delivering a vicious knockout of Anthony Smith at UFC 310.
Now Reyes looks to keep his streak alive when he returns in April against a well-known finisher in Krylov. The 32-year-old Russian has been a mainstay in the UFC rankings for quite some time, especially after rattling off three straight wins in his most recent performances.
During that streak, Krylov—currently No. 9 at light heavyweight in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings—took out Ryan Spann, Volkan Oezdemir and Alexander Gustafsson, but his return in April marks his first fight in over a year. Krylov looks to jump start 2025 with his fight against Reyes at UFC 314.
The upcoming pay-per-view card in April has not booked a main event yet but it’s expected that the UFC makes that move in the near future with more fights being announced for the show.
This article first appeared at MMA Fighting – All Posts
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