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Nikita Krylov, Dominick Reyes to Square Off on April 12 at UFC 314


The Ultimate Fighting Championship is making sure its 2025 return to the 305 will be a memorable one.

According to MMA Fighting on Friday, light heavyweight contenders Nikita Krylov (30-9) and Dominick Reyes (14-4) will be throwing down at UFC 314 on April 12. The two 205ers will likely tangle in the city of Miami in the Kaseya Center, although the location has not been officially announced yet. The report of this high-stakes pairing has since been confirmed by other outlets.

Krylov, the higher-ranked fighter of the two, will come in on a three-fight win streak. This will be his first appearance in over two years, however, as he last tapped out Ryan Spann in March 2023. The Russian born in Ukraine was previously booked against Azamat Murzakanov towards the end of 2024, but the latter pulled out for undisclosed reasons. As a professional, Krylov abhors judges’ decisions, only going the distance four times in 39 outings.

Former title challenger Reyes has been a man possessed since taking on Dustin Jacoby in June 2024. After punching out the ex-kickboxer in two punches, Reyes put himself on his first win streak since 2019 by laying waste to Anthony Smith. These two defeats put a four-fight skid—one that commenced with a razor-close decision loss to Jon Jones at UFC 247—in a rear-view mirror, even with three of those four setbacks coming via strikes. Like Krylov, Reyes has heard the final bell on four separate occasions, although his ledger only includes 18 appearances.

UFC 314 will likely play out inside of the Kaseya Center in Miami on April 12. There is currently no headliner on the books, although pay-per-view cards generally feature at least one championship tilt. Other than Krylov-Reyes, the only other pairing booked for this show is a 170-pound offering and potential passing of the torch matchup as Gilbert Burns faces Michael Morales.Virna Jandiroba vs Xiaonan Yan Chase Hooper vs Jim Miller Alberto Montes vs Roberto Romero Su Mudaerji vs Mitch Raposo Julian Erosa vs Darren Elkins Michal Oleksiejczuk vs Sedriques Dumas
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