UFC star Dominick Reyes made fast work of Nikita Krylov on Saturday evening in a light-weight heavyweight bout at UFC 314 and paid tribute to President Donald Trump.
With about 2:39 left within the first spherical, Krylov leaned ahead to jab Reyes. He leaned too far ahead and received caught. Reyes hit him with a left and Krylov folded. He received Krylov on the bottom with hammer fists twice earlier than the referee came to visit and stopped the combat.
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Nikita Krylov (purple gloves) fights towards Dominick Reyes throughout UFC 314 at Kaseya Middle in Miami on April 12, 2025. (Sam Navarro-Imagn Photos)
Reyes then ran over to Trump, who was sitting with Dana White, Elon Musk and others close to the cage, pointed on the president and bowed.
It was Reyes’ third consecutive win. He knocked out Dustin Jacoby final June after which Anthony Smith in December. Earlier than that, he was on a four-fight shedding streak with losses to Jon Jones, Jan Blachowicz, Jiri Prochazka and Ryan Spann. Feelings have been working excessive after the combat.
“It sucked,” a teary-eyed Reyes stated of his shedding streak, “but my faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, my faith in myself and my family, it kept me grounded, it kept me here. I’m still here fighting. Anything that’s going on in your life, guys, just keep fighting. Never give up. You go down, get up again. Just keep going. There are brighter days ahead. Jesus has your back.”
President Donald Trump attends a combined martial arts combat at UFC 314, Saturday, April 12, 2025, in Miami. (AP Picture/Lynne Sladky)
TRUMP WALKS OUT AT UFC 314 TO ROARING CROWD CHANTING ‘U-S-A!’
Reyes stated in his post-fight press convention it was a “dream-come-true fight.”
“I got to represent America in front of my president,” Reyes stated, through MMA Junkie. “He was rooting for me and then he told me how proud of me he is that I’m representing the country. Since I was a small child, I always wanted to meet the president. It’s always kind of been something I wanted, and I finally got to do it as an athlete, and it goes down as another night I’ll remember for the rest of my life.”
The president obtained a raucous ovation as he entered the Kaseya Middle.
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk attend UFC 314 at Kaseya Middle in Miami, April 12, 2025. ( Sam Navarro-Imagn Photos)
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“Somewhat legendary,” Trump stated of the roar from the group. “It was legendary. It’s a great honor to have that kind of ovation, really because it says we’re doing a good job. If we weren’t doing a good job, we’d get the opposite.”
Fox Information’ Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report.
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