Before Dominick Reyes became known for nearly dethroning Jon Jones , he had a different dream. ‘The Devastator’ wanted to play under the bright lights of the NFL. In fact, his MMA career is eerily similar to his football career, where, despite being a promising college football athlete, he failed to make it to the big leagues. His five-round war with Jones and brutal loss to Blachowicz led to a sharp decline, which saw two more brutal KO losses at the hands of ex-champ Jiri Prochazka and Ryan Spann.

As such, his story isn’t just one of cages and knockouts; it begins on the gridiron, where he carved a reputation as a reliable defender. But what position did Dominick Reyes actually play in college football? And how did the disappointment of not making it to the NFL eventually push him t

See Full Page