With bad blood between them, who will win a welterweight bout between Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal? Inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the former teammates will finally face off inside the octagon.
Covington made his pro MMA debut in 2012 and joined the UFC in 2014. Beating Rafael dos Anjos for the interim UFC welterweight title in 2018, Covington is 2-2 in his last four fights since then. Facing UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman for the title twice, he got knocked out by the champion at UFC 245 and lost a rematch to Usman at UFC 268 via unanimous decision.
Masvidal made his MMA debut in 2003. "Gamebred" made his UFC debut in 2013 and is 12-8 for the promotion. After beating Nate Diaz for the BMF title in New York in 2019, Masvidal lost to Usman in multiple fights for the UFC welterweight title. The first bout, at UFC 251, was a last-minute affair for Masvidal as a replacement opponent. The second fight was at UFC 261 and Usman knocked him out.
Sporting News has you covered with all the information you need to watch the fight on Saturday, including time, channel and fight card.
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What time does UFC 272 start today?
- Date: Saturday, March 5
- Start time: 6 p.m. ET
- Prelims: 8 p.m. ET
- Main card (PPV): 10 p.m. ET
- Main event: 12:15 a.m. ET (approx.)
UFC 272: Colby Covington vs. Jorge Masvidal will take place Saturday, March 5, with the early prelims kicking off the event at 6 p.m. ET. The prelims will begin at 8 p.m. ET and the main card will start at 10 p.m. ET. Covington and Masvidal should enter the octagon around midnight ET, depending on the length of the undercard bouts.
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What channel is UFC 272 on?
- TV channels: ESPN, ESPN Deportes
- Live stream: ESPN+
The main card for UFC 272 is available in the U.S. on the ESPN+ subscription streaming service for a pay-per-view cost. That portion of the event begins at 10 p.m. ET.
Earlier fights are viewable live on ESPN, the WatchESPN app and, for the early prelims, on UFC Fight Pass.
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In Canada, the main card pay-per-view is available on Bell, Rogers, Shaw, SaskTel, Videotron, Telus, Eastlink and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass.
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UFC 272 fight card
Main card (10 p.m. ET)
- Colby Covington vs. Jorge Masvidal; welterweights
- Rafael dos Anjos vs. Renato Moicano; catchweight
- Edson Barboza vs. Bryce Mitchell; featherweights
- Kevin Holland vs. Alex Oliveira; welterweights
- Greg Hardy vs. Sergey Spivak; heavyweights
Prelims (8 p.m. ET)
- Jalin Turner vs. Jamie Mullarkey; lightweights
- Marina Rodriguez vs. Yan Xiaonan; strawweights
- Nicolae Negumereanu vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu; light heavyweights
- Maryna Moroz vs. Mariya Agapova; flyweights
Fight Pass prelims (6 p.m. ET)
- Brian Kelleher vs. Umar Nurmagomedov; featherweights
- Tim Elliott vs. Tagir Ulanbekov; flyweights
- Ludovit Klein vs. Devonte Smith; lightweights
- Dustin Jacoby vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk; light heavyweights
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