Jan Blachowicz’s first-round knockout of Corey Anderson in the main event of UFC Rio Rancho added another name to the list of potential next opponents for UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones.
It was going to take more than just a win by Blachowicz or Anderson to get in the conversation for a title fight. There was already a path that seemed obvious this past week in a rematch between Jones and Dominick Reyes. A vocal majority felt that Reyes beat Jones and a rematch was in order.