UFC 247 RESULT: Jon Jones outpoints Dominick Reyes – Stream, undercard, latest tonight
Re-live coverage of the light heavyweight title fight in Houston, Texas
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Your support makes all the difference.Jon Jones successfully defended his light heavyweight title against Dominick Reyes at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas at UFC 247 on Saturday.
30-year-old Reyes was undefeated coming into the bout and almost did enough to take the title from Jones, but ultimately came up short as the judges scored the bout 48-47, 48-47 and 49-46 in favour of the champion.
Jones, who sits at the top of the men’s pound-for-pound rankings in the UFC, was up against it in the early rounds but improved as the fight progressed, though many fans felt Reyes won the main event. Re-live all of the action below.
UFC 247 preview
When is UFC 247?
UFC 247 is tonight: Saturday February 8. So that means it’s in the early hours of Sunday morning for UK fans.
Where is it?
The fights take place at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
What time will the main event start?
The main card will take place at 3am GMT. Expect the main event to take place around 5.30am.
Which TV channel can I watch it on?
UFC 247 will be shown live on BT Sport 2.
The action is not pay-per-view in the UK.
Full card
Main Card
- Jon Jones vs Dominick Reyes (Light heavyweight title)
- Valentina Shevchenko vs Katlyn Chookagian (Women's flyweight title)
- Juan Adams vs Justin Tafa (heavyweight)
- Mirsad Bektic vs Dan Ige (featherweight)
- Derrick Lewis vs Ilir Latifi (heavyweight)
Prelims
- Trevin Giles vs Antonio Arroyo (middleweight)
- Alex Morono vs Kalinn Williams (welterweight)
- Lauren Murphy vs Andrea Lee (women's flyweight)
Early prelims
- Miles Johns vs Mario Bautista (bantamweight)
- Journey Newson vs Domingo Pilarte (bantamweight)
- Andre Ewell vs Jonathan Martinez (bantamweight)
Odds
Jones to win: 2/9
Reyes to win: 10/3
Prediction
Jones was not at his best last time out. But he should have too much for Reyes. We’re predicting Jones by UD.
Good evening and welcome to our live coverage of UFC 247.
Alex Pattle will be here from 3am to bring you rolling coverage. In the meantime, why not read his report from the last big mixed martial arts card: Conor McGregor's sensational victory over Donald Cerrone in Las Vegas last month.
The action will soon get underway with a heavyweight clash between Derrick Lewis and Ilir Latifi.
Tonight's opening bout is Latifi's first at heavyweight in the UFC. The Swede's journey towards a light heavyweight title shot stalled after back-to-back losses in the division, prompting him to move up in weight.
Lewis (22-7, 1 NC), meanwhile, is a fan favourite with hellish power in his hands. There's a decent chance this one doesn't go all three rounds...
Great reaction for Lewis from the Houston crowd, with Latifi (14-7, 1 NC) waiting in the Octagon.
Lewis is the younger man (just) at 35. Latifi turned 36 yesterday, and will no doubt be hoping he can celebrate properly after this contest! More easily done if he's not knocked out by Lewis, of course.
No punches thrown in the first minute, but the men clinch and Lewis drives Latifi against the cage.
Latifi looks for a right hand as the pair separate, but it's a little wild and misses. Before long the heavyweights are again clinching along the fence, but this time it's Latifi initiating.
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