Free agent Gaston Reyno no longer with Combate Americas, looks to resume career in 2021
Gaston Reyno is in search of a new MMA home.
The Uruguayan fighter is no longer with Combate Americas and has become a free agent. Reyno (9-2), who is also a former Bellator fighter, is hoping to make a return in 2021 and build on his three-fight winning streak.
Reyno is also at a new gym and fighting out of a new city as he embarks on a new chapter.
“My contract with Combate Americas finished, now I’m a free agent,” Reyno said in Spanish on Hablemos MMA. “I have a new manager, who’s Brian Buttler, but beyond my contract with Combate Americas, they’re my family and I have a lot of love to them and respect. So whatever I do, I’m going to speak to them first.
“But I’m training and I’m improving. I’m with MMA Masters because the pandemic forced me to go to Miami. I was very happy with Alliance MMA, but I had to move to Miami and I found a great gym in MMA Masters.”
Reyno last fought in December 2019 on the Tito Ortiz vs. Alberto del Rio pay-per-view card in Texas. The pandemic put a halt on his career, causing the longest break for his professional MMA run. Although Reyno hasn’t been able to compete, he remains optimistic, all things considered.
“This was the first year of my life that I didn’t fight,” Reno said. “I’ve been competing in MMA for seven years and this is the first time I didn’t compete. I can’t complain because I know that there’s people who’ve had it more difficult, people who’ve lost family members So I can’t complain, but I do wish I would’ve fought because that’s what I love to do. Luckily, I’ve continued to train, I’ve continued to improve, and I’m ready for a return.”
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The 34-year-old fighter is in fighting shape and could make weight with a week’s notice. Reyno is open to jump at nay opportunity that comes his way preferably at his natural weight class of 145 pounds, but open to lightweight bouts.
Reyno, who’s an MMA analyst for ESPN in Spanish, is hoping to make up for lost time and compete as much as possible in the coming years. Despite being in his mid 30’s, Reyno feels he’s in the best moment of his career and is eager to get back in the cage.
“From a physical and technique standpoint, I’m at my best,” Reyno explained. “I started late, I started not so long ago, so I keep improving every day. And from a physical standpoint, it’s crazy – I’m lifting more than ever, I have the best cardio, so I feel like I can fight several more years.
“I do want to start a family and that’s very important so whenever I have to form my family, we’ll see if I can manage it all from my analyst work and my training for MMA.”
