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.
Jones with multiple leg kicks. Reyes is bouncing around, but Jones is remaining calm.
Nice left straight to the body by Reyes. Jones already warned by Miragliotta for having his fingers extended.
It didn't look like it did a lot of damage, but the timing was perfect.
Jones is getting tagged with that left hand repeatedly and it's visibly troubling him.
Reyes is going after Jones. The champion blocks two left high kicks and a spinning heel kick.
Reyes with a strong first round. He couldn't have hoped for a better start. The left hand that floored Jones actually caught the champion around the chest, so - as mentioned - it was more about timing than damage.
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