ABU DHABI – It’s clear by now that both Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz are downright sick of talking about Jon Jones. Unfortunately, they’re both likely to keep hearing that name for quite some time. Reyes (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) and Blachowicz (26-8 MMA, 9-5 UFC) meet on Saturday in the co-main event of UFC 253, and the UFC light heavyweight title Jones recently vacated in favor of a move to heavyweight will be on the line. Both fighters have been asked repeatedly about the validity of the title considering it’s only up for grabs because “Bones” willingly relinquished it, and both have made it clear they don’t see the accomplishment of winning a UFC belt as any less significant simply because they didn’t beat a particular opponent to claim it
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