UFC star Dominick Reyes quickly did work with Nikita Krylov on Saturday night in a slightly heavyweight match on UFC 314 and paid tribute to President Donald Trump.
With about 2:39 back in the first round, Krylov leaned forward to Jab Reyes. He leaned too far ahead and was caught. Reyes hit him with a left, and Krylov folded. He got Krylov on the ground with Hammer Fist’s twice before the referee came over and stopped the match.
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Nikita Krylov (Red Gloves) fights against Dominick Reyes under UFC 314 at the Kaseya Center in Miami on April 12, 2025. (SAM NAVARRO-MAILED PICTURES)
Reyes then ran to Trump, sitting with Dana White, Elon Musk and others near the cage, pointing to the president and bowing.
It was Reyes’ third win in a row. He knocked Dustin Jacoby out in June last year and then Anthony Smith in December. Prior to that, he was on a four-match’s losing series with losses to Jon Jones, Jan Blachowicz, Jiri Prochhazka and Ryan Spann. Emotions ran high after the match.
It sucked, “said a tear -warder Reyes about his losing row,” but my faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, my belief in myself and my family, it kept me ground, it kept me here. I’m still here fighting. There is everything that goes on in your life, guys, guys, just by fighting. Never give up. You go down, come up again. Just move on. Just there is a brighter days when Jesus is left. “
President Donald Trump participates in a mixed martial arts match at UFC 314, Saturday, April 12, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Trump goes out on the UFC 314 to roar the audience and sings ‘USA!’
Reyes said at his press conference after match that it was a “dream-coming match.”
“I had to represent America in front of my president,” Reyes said via MMA Junkie. “He messed up for me, and then he told me how proud of me he is that I represent the country. When I was a toddler, I would always meet the president. It has always been something I wanted and I finally had to do it as an athlete and it goes down like another night I will remember the rest of my life.”
The president received a violent ovation as he entered the Kaseya Center.
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk participate in UFC 314 in the Kaseya Center in Miami, April 12, 2025. (SAM NAVARRO-MAILED PICTURES)
“Something legendary,” Trump said of roar from the crowd. “It was legendary. It’s a great honor to have that kind of ovation, really because it says we’re doing a good job. If we didn’t do a good job, we would get the opposite.”
