Former UFC gentle heavyweight title challengers Anthony Smith and Dominick Reyes will reportedly collide on the 12 months’s finish pay-per-view occasion.
MMA journalist Alex Behunin was the primary to report the information of the Smith vs. Reyes reserving, reportedly set for UFC 310 in December. The date, venue, and site for the occasion have but to be introduced, however the UFC normally holds its year-end last PPV playing cards in Las Vegas.
Smith returns to the Octagon after taking a short-notice reserving towards middleweight Roman Dolidze at UFC 303 in June. He misplaced the struggle by unanimous choice after he was initially scheduled to face Carlos Ulberg, who withdrew on days’ discover.
Earlier than the loss to Dolidze, Smith bought again on observe within the gentle heavyweight division with a first-round submission of Vitor Petrino at UFC 301. He’s misplaced 4 of his final six fights total.
Smith hasn’t gained consecutive fights since 2020-2021, when he completed Devin Clark, Jimmy Crute, and Ryan Spann. This struggle with Reyes is doubtlessly a must-win scenario to stay related within the title image.