Tyron Woodley has a unique insight into the UFC 272 main event grudge match between Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal.
Woodley (19-7-1 MMA, 9-6-1 UFC), a former longtime UFC welterweight champion, has a history with both fighters stemming from his time at American Top Team, and even fought one of them inside the octagon.
Covington (16-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC) and Masvidal (35-15 MMA, 12-8 UFC) are former friends and training partners who saw their relationship splinter in a quick and ugly manner. They went from confidants to enemies, and now their rivalry will come to a head when they clash in the UFC 272 headliner March 5 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.
Although Woodley wasn’t a consistent part of the team when the fractures between Covington and Masvidal really started to occur, he was there for the early times. He trained with both men, and even had his own feud with Covington that resulted in a September 2020 bout that “Chaos” won by fifth-round TKO.
Given the depth of his knowledge on each side, there are few people more qualified to give analysis of the UFC 272 main event than “The Chosen One,” who touched on some key dynamics going into fight night in a recent interview with MMA Junkie Radio.
