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Rivalries: Dominick Reyes

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Some fighters take the slow-burn approach to development. Dominick Reyes was not one of them.

The Hesperia, California, native stood out on the gridiron with the Stony Brook University football team and turned to mixed martial arts once it became clear he could not make inroads at the professional level. Reyes debuted in 2014, rattled off six consecutive victories—three were of the sub-minute variety—and signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship less than three years later.