UFC 272 -- Colby Covington vs. Jorge Masvidal: Fight card, results, highlights, complete guide

Las Vegas played host to the epic grudge match that turned into a one-sided affair on Saturday night

By Brent Brookhouse

Mar 6, 2022 at 1:35 am ET • 1 min read

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Colby Covington did exactly what he said he would on Saturday night in Las Vegas. The former welterweight title challenger repeatedly outwrestled and outworked his former friend and teammate Jorge Masvidal to earn a decision win in the main event of UFC 272 and -- hopefully -- put a close to an ugly rivalry.

Covington bounced back from a pair of losses to champion Kamaru Usman to utilize his patented strategy and control the action from the onset despite a late connection from Masvidal that nearly flipped the fight on its head. Covington took the opportunity postfight to call out another former teammate in former lightweight title challenger Dustin Poirier.

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UFC 272 fight card, results

Colby Covington def. Jorge Masvidal via unanimous decision (49-46, 50-44, 50-45)
Rafael dos Anjos vs. Renato Moicano via unanimous decision (49-45, 49-44, 50-44)
Bryce Mitchell def. Edson Barboza via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-26, 30-27)
Kevin Holland def. Alex Oliveira via second-round TKO (punches)
Serghei Spivac def. Greg Hardy via first-round TKO (punches)
Jalin Turner def. Jamie Mullarkey via second-round TKO (punches)
Marina Rodriguez def. Yan Xiaonan via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Nicolae Negumereanu def. Kennedy Nzechukwu via split decision (29-27, 27-29, 29-27)
Maryna Moroz def. Mariya Agapova via second-round submission (head and arm choke)
Umar Nurmagomedov def. Brian Kelleher via first-round submission (rear naked choke)
Tim Elliott def. Tagir Ulanbekov via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
L'udovit Klein def. Devonte Smith via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Dustin Jacoby def. Michal Oleksiejczuk via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)