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UFC 272 took place tonight, March 5, 2022, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Colby Covington's match against Jorge Masvidal in the main event was by far the most contentious match ever played by the promotion.
Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal were once close friends before their relationship deteriorated and the couple spent years trading barbs in interviews. On Saturday night, the pair met at the UFC 272 main event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with Covington scoring 49-46, 50-44, and 50-45 to reach a broad consensus.
The match was very exciting and interesting. Masvidal started the fight with his traditional game Wild Flying Kick. But the two fighters soon accelerated with their tactics, but before Masvidal could kick the legs and further upset Covington, resulting in a takedown attack as Masvidal suffered an eye injury. Complained of getting infected.
Masvidal demonstrated considerable strength and good tactics in the second round, trying to tighten his grip on the match, with some solid kicks and opening the cut with a sharp elbow near Covington's eye. Which caused a lot of trouble for Covington, but Covington, meanwhile, was looking for an opportunity and determined to make a strong attack, he used his strike to close the gap to start the clinch. ۔
It was easy for Covington to take off in Round 3, which put Masvidal in a cage with a double leg. He set up rounds for Covington to dominate almost every second of the five-minute frame with ground and pound. In the third round, Covington's work took place in the early part of Round 4, which clearly depleted Masvidal's energy.
Unfortunately, there was no gas left in Masvidal's tank and Covington was able to recover before the end of the round.
Covington knocked the play out of the final round and took Masvidal down. Once he grabbed Masvidal's body, Covington did not let go of the hand, thwarting every attempt by Masvidal to get the fight back on its feet and just grinding seconds to reach the scorecards. done.
It wasn't a strong ending that many would like to see from such a grueling match, and after reading the scorecards, a frustrated Mussolini was forced to admit that his wrestling "competition Was not
Colby Covington defeated Jorge Masvidal by a unanimous decision. The judges scored 49-46, 50-44, 50-55.
Covington declined to comment on the fight in his brief interview after the fight. Instead, he turned his attention to his next desired match.
"I've just taken care of Miami's street bins, now it's time to take care of Louisiana's swamp bins. Where are you, Dustin Poirier? You said it insight." Name the site, Dustin. You're next. "
UFC 272 card and results
Colby Covington def. Jorge Masvidal via unanimous decision (49-46, 50-44, 50-45)
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)
