Dominick Reyes Rips Daniel Cormier for 'Clear Bias' After UFC 333 Win

Dominick Reyes got exactly the kind of statement win he needed Saturday in Abu Dhabi, cracking Azamat Murzakanov with a head kick and finishing him with that trademark left hand in under three minutes. It pushed "The Dominator" to a two-fight win streak and 17-5 (11 KO) overall, a sharp rebound from the lifeless split decision over Johnny Walker back in April.

Then he logged onto Twitter and went after the man in the commentary booth. Reyes took issue with Daniel Cormier repeatedly calling him "kid" during the UFC 333 broadcast, and what started as a minor gripe snowballed into a full public spat with the former two-division champ.

How It Escalated

Cormier responded quickly, telling Reyes to relax and insisting the "kid" label was never meant as a dig. He said he'd praised Reyes for the performance and only criticized him when he underperformed, like against Walker. DC even offered to talk things out, noting he isn't hard to find.

Reyes wasn't buying the olive branch. He corrected Cormier that his name is Dominick, pointed to co-commentator Paul Felder calling out DC's bias on air, and accused Cormier of favoring fighters from the North Caucasus region. The subtext isn't subtle: Cormier is a longtime training partner and friend of Khabib Nurmagomedov and current welterweight champ Islam Makhachev, both from Dagestan. Reyes argued that Cormier's expert status sways casual fans in a way that affects fighters' careers.

The Dig That Landed

Cormier kept trying to defuse, calling Reyes "bud" and insisting he actually likes the guy. That earned the best line of the exchange: Reyes fired back that he's not Cormier's buddy, borrowing the old South Park bit, and said he didn't care whether DC liked him, only that the color commentary be fair and well-researched.

Reyes eventually cooled off, praising Murzakanov, who drops to 16-2 and sits at #8 in the division, and conceding that everyone, the commentary team included, is just doing their best out there. Whether Cormier changes a thing about how he calls Reyes fights is another matter. But with Reyes now ranked #10 and finishing people in a hurry again, he's giving the booth plenty of positive material to work with.