UFC 272 pitches old stablemates Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal against each other in the octagon.
A mouth-watering grudge match, Masvidal has spoken both often and loudly about his former teammate ahead of the huge welterweight clash, with Covington only entering the verbal fray in the last few days.
‘Chaos’ himself believes the fight is “way more than personal” after their friendship broke down, describing their relationship now as of “bitter enemies”.
Stemming from a payment dispute back in 2018, Saturday’s night huge fight is dripping with narrative. Well matched in almost every aspect, it’s an eye-catching main event on an otherwise packed card.
The chief support act comes from Rafael dos Anjos’s catchweight five-round no-title bout with Renato Carneiro while Bryce Mitchell gets the biggest fight of his career against Kevin Holland.
Here’s all you need to know...
Date, UK start and venue
UFC 272 will take place inside the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada.
Prelim fights are scheduled to begin at 1am GMT, in the early hours of Sunday March 6, 2022 and the main card will follow from around 3am GMT.
Where to watch UFC 272
TV channel: BT Sport 1 will broadcast the event from 1am GMT.
Live stream: BT Sport subscribers will be able to watch it through the BT Sport App.
UFC 272 undercard/fight card in full
Main card
Colby Covington vs Jorge Masvidal (welterweight)
Rafael dos Anjos vs Renato Moicano (160lbs catchweight)
Edson Barboza vs Bryce Mitchell (featherweight)
Kevin Holland vs Alex Oliveira (welterweight)
Sergey Spivak vs Greg Hardy (heavyweight)
Prelims
Marina Rodriguez vs Yan Xiaonan (women’s strawweight)
Maryna Moroz vs Mariya Agapova (women’s flyweight)
Jalin Turner vs Jamie Mullarkey (lightweight)
Nicolae Negumereanu vs Kennedy Nzechukwu (light heavyweight)
Early prelims
Tim Elliott vs Tagir Ulanbekov (flyweight)
Jessica Eye vs Manon Fiorot (women’s flyweight)
Devonte Smith vs Erick Gonzalez (lightweight)
UFC 272 weigh-in results
Both of the competitors came in at 170.5 pounds ahead of the headline event.
On the undercard, both Rafael dos Anjos and Renato Moicano landed on the pre-agreed catchweight of 160 pounds.
UFC 272 prediction
Covington to win via decision even despite lacking the power of his rival.
