Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, the UFC wanted to set up a light heavyweight title rematch between Jon Jones and Dominick Reyes.
Speaking to ESPN's Brett Okamoto in an interview published on Saturday, Reyes said the organization was looking to schedule the bout for some time in the fall before things stopped because of the pandemic.
"Yes, we were talking early fall," Reyes said. "We started moving along, moving along, and then [COVID-19]. And that was it."
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