It won’t take long for the UFC to crown a new light heavyweight champion after Jon Jones vacated, with Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz set to 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 , the promotion moved fast with plans to crown a new titleholder. 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 during a Tuesday appearance on “SportsCenter.” This comes after an initial report from ESPN . Related Jon Jones issues a $100,000 challenge to future UFC light heavyweight champs Twitter reacts to Jon Jones relinquishing UFC title; Dominick Reyes weighs in Reyes, No. 2 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie light heavyweight rankings , will get a second chance at the belt after he fell short against Jones at UFC 247 in February. He lost a controversial decision to end the unbeaten start to his career and has been pushing for a rematch against Jones since
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Dominick Reyes, Jan Blachowicz to meet for vacant light heavyweight title at UFC 253 – MMA Junkie