Trump at UFC 314: Dominick Reyes pays tribute to president after KO

[ad_1] UFC star Dominick Reyes made fast work of Nikita Krylov on Saturday night time in a lightweight 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 acquired caught. Reyes hit him with a left and Krylov folded. He acquired 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 in opposition to Dominick Reyes throughout UFC 314 at Kaseya Middle in Miami on April 12, 2025. (Sam Navarro-Imagn Photographs)

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 dropping 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 mentioned of his dropping streak, "however my religion within the Lord Jesus Christ, my religion in myself and my household, it saved me grounded, it saved me right here. I’m nonetheless right here combating. Something that’s happening in your life, guys, simply maintain combating. By no means surrender. You go down, rise up once more. Simply maintain going. There are brighter days forward. Jesus has your again."

President Donald Trump attends a combined martial arts combat at UFC 314, Saturday, April 12, 2025, in Miami. (AP Picture/Lynne Sladky)

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Reyes mentioned in his post-fight press convention it was a "dream-come-true combat."

"I acquired to signify America in entrance of my president," Reyes mentioned, through MMA Junkie . "He was rooting for me after which he instructed me how happy with me he's that I’m representing the nation. Since I used to be a small little one, I all the time needed to satisfy the president. It’s all the time form of been one thing I needed, and I lastly acquired to do it as an athlete, and it goes down as one other night time I’ll bear in mind for the remainder 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 Photographs)

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"Considerably legendary," Trump mentioned of the roar from the group. "It was legendary. It’s a terrific honor to have that form of ovation, often because it says we’re doing an excellent job. If we weren’t doing an excellent job, we’d get the alternative."