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Reyes faced Douglas Silva de Andrade in a featherweight matchup at UFC Mexico on Saturday at the Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico. The 40-year-old Andrade (29-7) made his featherweight debut, moving up from bantamweight. Reyes paid the price early for keeping his hands low as Andrade dropped him. However, “Blair” survived the scare and came from behind to secure a finish via ground-and-pound with a second remaining in the first round.
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Reyes says he wants to be a crowd favorite by being different.
“I just want to be different,” he said in his post-fight Octagon interview. “I just want that the crowd notices me and they realize that a Colombian fighter is doing very different things in order to win the championship.”
A Familiar Feeling
While Mexico City’s elevation is a test for some fighters, Colombia’s Reyes feels right at home there. With a lot of training partners and friends being Mexican, Reyes almost feels like fighting in Colombia when he is fighting in Mexico.
“Fighting here in Mexico is almost like fighting in Colombia for me,” Reyes said. “It’s almost my home. My training partners are from Mexico, a lot of my friends are from Mexico. So I feel just like home.”
Reyes (23-5) paid more than his share of dues on the regional circuit before earning his UFC contract on the Dana White’s Contender Series last year. The 32-year old has finished 19 of his 23 career wins so far.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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