Mike Winkeljohn didn’t doubt for a second that Dominick Reyes was a worthy challenge to UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones.
Despite being a sizable underdog going into the UFC 246 main event, Reyes gave Jones everything he could handle. In the end, judges agreed that Jones earned a unanimous decision victory, though there were more than a few dissenting opinions that Reyes deserved the nod.
Winkeljohn concedes the fight was close. But he is confident Jones did enough to earn the victory to retain the belt.
“We lost the first round,” Winkeljohn said in an interview with MMA Fighting on Monday.