Marco Polo Reyes is a Mexican

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who competed in the UFC. A professional since 2009, he was also a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2.

Background

Reyes was born on November 7, 1984, in

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, Mexico. Prior to become a fighter, Reyes was a carpenter. He started self-defense classes which led him into MMA training and later in competition. He was the Mexico national champion and held two regional titles in Mexico.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Reyes was attached to various promotions in Mexico from 2009 to 2014 with a MMA record of 4–3–0 period before joining '' The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2'' competition.

The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America

In 2015, Reyes joined '' The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2'' under team Efrain Escudero. On episode 7, Reyes faced Christihian Soto from

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in a lightweight fight, winning via TKO due to punches in the second round. On episode 10, Reyes faced Horacio Gutiérrez from Mexico in the semi-final round. He was defeated via TKO due to punches in the first round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Reyes faced Cesar Arzamendia on the preliminary card on UFC Fight Night 78 on November 21, 2015. He starched Arzmaendia with a win via one punch knock-out in the first round. On June 4, 2016, Reyes was up against

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on June 4, 2016, at

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. Reyes knocked out Kim in the third round. Both participants were awarded ''Fight of the Night'' honors. Reyes faced Jason Novelli on November 5, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 98 and nabbed split decision win with the scores card of 29–28, 28–29 and 29–28. Reyes next faced

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on May 13, 2017, at

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. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round. Reyes faced

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on January 14, 2018, at UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi. He won by knockout one minute into the fight. He was awarded ''Performance of the Night''. Reyes received a suspension from

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for six months for tested positive for banned substance

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from an out-of-competition drug test conducted on March 8, 2018, resulted from contaminated supplement. Reyes faced

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on February 23, 2019, at

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. He lost the fight via knockout in the second round. Reyes faced

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on June 29, 2019, at

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. He lost the fight via technical knockout in the first round. Reyes faced Kyle Nelson on September 21, 2019, at

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. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round. Reyes was released by the UFC on February 11, 2020.

LUX Fight League

As the first fight after the release, Reyes signed to

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and faced Ricardo Arreola at LUX 011 on November 20, 2020. He won the fight via first-round knockout. He faced Marco Elpidio at LUX 013 on May 7, 2021. He won the bout via unanimous decision. Reyes then faced Fernando Martinez at LUX 018 on November 5, 2021. He lost the fight via first-round submission.

Championships and accomplishments

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** Fight of the Night (One time) vs.

** Performance of the Night (Two times) vs. Cesar Arzamendia and

**Sixth shortest average fight time in UFC Lightweight division history (6:03) **Second most knockdowns-per-fifteen minutes in UFC Lightweight division history (1.77) **UFC.com Awards ***2016: Ranked #7 Fight of the Year

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reyes, Polo Mexican male mixed martial artists Lightweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Mexican practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Mexicali Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters 21st-century Mexican sportsmen