Dominick Reyes vs Jan Blachowicz in works for UFC 253

UFC 253 is set to be headlined by a middleweight title fight between Israel Adesanya and challenger Paulo Costa. Now, per ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, another high-profile bout is slated to take place at the same event, which is set for September 26th. According to the reports the UFC are working on a bout between light heavyweights Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz – Now breaking odds have been released as well.

Dominick Reyes vs Jan Blachowicz odds

Ohmbet were first to report the odds for the fight, with Reyes at 1.35 as the clear favourite and Blachowicz at 3.20 as clear underdog.

Reyes made his UFC debut in 2017, taking the light heavyweight division by storm. He lined up six straight wins, including a knockout over former middleweight champ Chris Weidman, before being granted a title shot. The challenger went the distance with reigning champion Jon Jones, with the fight being closely contested. In the end, however, Jones would win a controversial unanimous decision. Reyes has been chasing a rematch since, with many in the MMA community feeling he had done enough to win, but to no avail.

Poland’s Blachowicz initially had a rough start to his UFC career, losing four out of his six first fights. The losses were to the likes to topnotch fighters such as Corey Anderson and Alexander Gustafsson, but regardless it sent him sinking in the rankings. However he would turn things around in late 2017, winning seven out of his eight following fights. He currently holds a three fight winning streak including wins over Luke Rockhold and Ronaldo Souza. In his most recent outing, he got the chance to avenge his loss to Anderson, as Blachowicz won the rematch via first round KO.