UFC 247: Jon Jones calls out Dominick Reyes for having ‘the audacity to be mad at the judges’
- Light heavyweight champion lashes out at critics who feel he lost the fight in Houston
- ‘Bones’ says controversial unanimous decision was ‘nothing but a win’ as he doubles down in series of tweets
Jon Jones is not backing down.
The light heavyweight champion appeared to get away with one last weekend at UFC 247, with many fans and media believing Dominick Reyes was the victim of poor judging in Houston.
Reyes had a strong case for winning the first three rounds, but was on the end of two 48-47 scorecards and one 49-46 – a judgment that UFC president Dana White and commentator Joe Rogan called “insane”.
“I love how whenever I have a competitive fight everyone claims the other guy won. Guess it just comes with the territory,” Jones wrote in a series of tweets on Tuesday night.
“Dominic out-struck me by literally 12 shots. I scored the takedowns, was the aggressor, controlled the octagon every round, had more significant strikes landed. Dom completely stopped fighting in the championship rounds and has the audacity to be mad at the judges.