It won’t take long for UFC to crown a new light heavyweight champion after Jon Jones vacated. Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz will meet at UFC 253 in September. After Jones (25-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) announced on Monday he’d come to an agreement with the UFC to relinquish the belt with an intent to move up to heavyweight, the promotion moved fast with plans to crown a new titleholder. On SportsCenter on Tuesday, UFC president Dana White confirmed Reyes (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) and Blachowicz (26-8 MMA, 9-5 UFC) will clash for the vacant title
Read more here:
Dominick Reyes, Jan Blachowicz meet for vacant light heavyweight title at UFC 253 – MMA Junkie