UFC 272: COVINGTON VS MASVIDAL | 6th Round Post-Fight Show

Bloody Elbow fight experts, Eddie Mercado & Mookie Alexander, are here to breakdown the UFC 272: ‘Covington vs. Masvidal’ PPV event, from Vegas. The guys have hot takes, possible next fights, as well as reactions to the overall event.

The UFC showcased the #6 ranked ‘BMF Champ’, Jorge Masvidal, in a Welterweight grudge match with former friend, Colby “Chao”s Covington. Masvidal formerly competed with Bellator, Strikeforce, Shark Fights & World Victory Road during his 18 years as a professional mixed martial artist. He still holds the record for the fastest KO in UFC history, at just five seconds. His foe, Covington, holds the distinction of being the former Interim UFC Welterweight Champion and is seated in the #1 slot in the divisional rankings.

Meanwhile, the co-main event featured a replacement match. Instead of RDA vs Rafael Fiziev, we received former UFC Lightweight Champ Rafael dos Anjos vs . Renato Moicano. Moicano is the former interim Jungle Fight Featherweight Champ. He has two wins and a loss under his belt after his battle with COVID-19 this past November and December. The last minute bout he accepted on five days notice, was contested at a catchweight of 160 lbs.

Also on the PPV card, we had a FW match between fight veteran, Edson ‘Junior’ Barboza & the undefeated up-and-comer, Bryce ‘Thug Nasty’ Mitchell, who entered the Octagon on a 5-fight win streak. We also had an exciting matchup between MWs, Kevin ‘Trailblazer’ Holland & Alex ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira. Not to mention, we were treated to a surprisingly engaging 2-min HW scrap in our main card opener between Sergey Spivak & Greg Hardy.

For all the results, reactions and much more detail on the main PPV card and plenty of tidbits about the prelims too, be sure to hit play on the show to hear what our actual fight experts, Mookie and Eddie, have to say about the event last night.

Overall, this now 13-bout card saw 2 1st Rd finishes, 3 KO/TKO’s, 2 subs, & 8 decisions, 3 split. Rounding things out, 2 fighters were awarded for putting forth POTN efforts: Kevin Holland & Maryna Moroz; FOTN honors went to Colby Covington vs. Jorge Masvidal.

Here’s a look at the UFC 272: ‘MASVIDAL VS COVINGTON’ fight card full results & updated records —
ESPN+ PPV CARD | SAT. MAR 5
13. 170lbs: Colby Covington (17-3) DEF. Jorge Masvidal (35-16) — DEC, Unanimous (49-46, 50-44, 40-45)

12. 155lbs: Rafael dos Anjos (31-13) DEF. Renato Moicano (16-5) — DEC, Unanimous (49-45, 49-44, 50-44)

11. 145bs: Bryce Mitchell (15-0) DEF. Edson Barboza (22-11) — DEC, Unanimous (30-27, 30-26, 30-25)

10. 170lbs: Kevin Holland (22-7) DEF. Alex Oliveira (22-12) — KO/TKO, Right Hook to Ground Strikes at 0:38 of Rd 2, 5:38 Total

9. 265lbs: Sergey Spivak (14-3) DEF. Greg Hardy (7-5) — KO/TKO, G&P at 2:16 of Rd 1

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8. 155lbs: Jalin Turner (11-5) DEF. Jamie Mullarkey (14-4) — KO/TKO, Right Hook to Ground Strikes at 0:46 of Rd 2, 5:46 Total

7. 205lbs: Marina Rodriguez (16-1) DEF. Xiaonan Yan (13-2) — DEC, Split (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

6. 205lbs: Nick Negumereanu (12-1) DEF. Kennedy Nzechukwu (9-3) — DEC, Split (27-29, 29-27, 29-27)

5. 125lbs: Maryna Moroz (11-3) DEF. Mariya Agapova (10-3) — SUB, Arm Triangle Choke at 3:27 of Rd 2, Total 8:27

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4. 135lbs: Umar Nurmagomedov (14-0) vs. Brian Kelleher (24-13) — SUB, Rear Naked Choke at 3:15 of Rd 1

3. 125lbs: Tim Elliott (18-12) DEF. Tagir Ulanbekov (13-2) — DEC, Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

2. 155lbs: L’udovit Klein (18-4) DEF. Devonte Smith (11-4) — DEC, Split (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)

1. 205lbs: Dustin Jacoby (17-5) DEF. Michael Oleksiejczuk (16-5) — DEC, Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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