UFC 272 is finally in the books and it was an incredible night of fights. Although a lot of fighters showed that they are made for the big stage, the night belonged to one Colby Covington. He defeated Jorge Masvidal via unanimous decision in the main event tonight.
Despite the judges’ decision, it was an incredible fight. Both fighters had their moments of brilliance in the Octagon tonight. Colby Covington pushed the pace early on in the fight. He took Jorge Masvidal down in the first round and managed to get Gamebred’s back.
But Masvidal did not allow Covington to sneak in the choke. In the second round, he had a better performance. Earlier, Jorge’s manager revealed that Colby may be carrying a knee injury. Trying to take advantage of that, Masvidal landed a few leg kicks. However, things really started to heat up from third round onwards.
MASVIDAL LANDS ON COVINGTON ????#UFC272 pic.twitter.com/zrU5hwrfFb
— ESPN (@espn) March 6, 2022
Colby Covington seemed more than willing to stand his ground and exchange strikes. While he landed a vicious kick to Jorge’s chin, Masvidal clipped Covington with a sharp counter shot as well. But that was the last of Jorge’s big moments in the fight.
From then till the end of the fight, The ‘Chaos’ seized control of the contest and dominated the remainder of the fight. He came close to finishing Masvidal once again in the 5th round. By the end, Covington’s cardio once again reigned supreme as the 37-year old Jorge Masvidal seemed exhausted. Judges awarded the fight to the former UFC interim welterweight champ as they scored it 49-46, 50-44, 50-45.
Twitter reacts to the ‘chaos’ in the UFC 272 main event between Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal
Colby Covington gets to winning ways tonight with a dominant performance over his long time rival. He called out Dustin Poirier afterwards.
Here are some of the Twitter reactions to the fight:
Total domination by Colby Covington. Outside of one punch, he won from pillar to post. #UFC272
— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) March 6, 2022
???????????????????? reigns supreme ????
[ @ColbyCovMMA | #UFC272 ] pic.twitter.com/wwco2yiGsc
— UFC (@ufc) March 6, 2022
Colby Covington wrestled his way to a unanimous decision win over the BMF champ ????♂️ #UFC272
???? @heartlentgroup pic.twitter.com/pslXqTIxJj
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) March 6, 2022
Khabib loves him some good wrestling ???? #UFC272 pic.twitter.com/DEPJrOOY17
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) March 6, 2022
Masvidal can’t pull straight back that caused his problems. Geography and round belonged to Covington. #UFC272
— Teddy Atlas (@TeddyAtlasReal) March 6, 2022
Jorge looks tired after 2 rounds #ufc272
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) March 6, 2022
.@ColbyCovMMA has such a RELENTLESS pace #UFC272
— Shayna Baszler (@QoSBaszler) March 6, 2022
Masvidal looking tired
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) March 6, 2022
This fight just got real. @GamebredFighter gotta turn it up in this 5th! #UFC272
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) March 6, 2022
What a great fight #UFC272
— QuakeRiddell (@bradquakeriddel) March 6, 2022
Colby by a landslide. It wasn’t even close. #ufc272 @ufc
— Mike Pierce (@MikePierce170) March 6, 2022
Love him or hate him (probably hate him, let’s be honest) Covington is so damn good man #UFC272
— Tanner Boser (@BulldozerBoser) March 6, 2022
3-0 Colby, Jorge needs a Hail Mary.
— Funky (@Benaskren) March 6, 2022
Jorge Masvidal the journeyman of the ufc straight ????
— Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) March 6, 2022
“Maybe down the line, I smesh.”@USMAN84kg says Colby may have earned a third shot at belt with his performance at #UFC272 pic.twitter.com/I4SUZhVdVk
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) March 6, 2022
Masvidals tattoo is leaking
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) March 6, 2022
Ugh masvidal gotta hear this guy talk forever now
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) March 6, 2022
Bullshit fight ????????♂️
— Khamzat Chimaev (@KChimaev) March 6, 2022
RNC????
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) March 6, 2022
Maybez fight a welterweight contender?
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) March 6, 2022
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) March 6, 2022
Not sure.. ima just island boi https://t.co/7s0oNgEt7V
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) March 6, 2022
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