Colby Covington vs Jorge Masvidal UFC 272 Tips, Prediction & Preview

Marcus Bazzano:

Looking for UFC 272 Colby Covington vs Jorge Masvidal tips? Our UFC expert previews the main card.

Read below for our Covington vs Masvidal Tips, Predictions & Preview

Covington vs Masvidal Tips & Predictions

This is a fight that you will not want to miss. It has the makings to be one of the best and fiercest UFC fights in a long time. Former friends Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal once trained and lived together before falling out and becoming rivals.

The press conference leading up to the fight was extremely heated and instead turned into a screaming match between the two fighters. This left many people wondering if it was the worst press conference in the history of the sport.

Nevertheless, they will be able to settle their disputes in the Octagon at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 5 (local time).

Both men were humbled in two defeats each from Nigerian Kamaru Usman in their most recent fights. However, it has been the only loss Covington has suffered since 2015 in a submission against Warlley Alves. Meanwhile, Masvidal’s last defeat came five years ago against fellow American Stephen Thompson.

“Chaos” Covington is currently ranked 1 in the welterweight category, five spots ahead of his opponent this weekend. He enters the match as the heavy favourite according to the bookies with an 11-3 record, juxtaposed to “Gamebred” Masvidal’s 12-8 record.

There’s going to be a lot of fuel to the fire in this clash in which I believe Covington could come out on top and considering seven of Masvidal’s eight losses have been by decision, that method of victory could be on the cards.

Covington vs Masvidal Start Time

🥊 Competition: UFC
🗓 Date: Sunday March 6
⏰ Time: 2:00pm (AEST)
🏟 Stadium: T-Mobile Arena    

Covington vs Masvidal Latest Odds

Below are the odds for what fighter will come out victorious on Sunday.

Covington vs Masvidal: UFC 272 Schedule & Fight Card

Main Card 2pm (AEDT)
Covington vs Masvidal | Welterweight
dos Anjos vs Moicano | Catchweight
Barboza vs Mitchell | Featherweight
Holland vs Oliveira | Welterweight
Spivak vs Hardy | Heavyweight
Preliminary’s 12pm (AEDT)
Turner vs Mullarkey | Heavyweight
Rodriguez vs Xiaonan | Women Strawweight
Negumereannu vs Nzachukwu | Light Heavyweight
Moroz vs Agapova | Women Flyweight
Early Preliminary’s 10am (AEDT)
 
Kelleher vs Nurmagomedov | Featherweight
Elliott vs Ulanbekov | Flyweight
Smith vs Klein | Lightweight
Jacoby vs Oleksiejczuk | Light Heavyweight


How to watch Covington vs Masvidal at UFC 272

If you are wanting to watch UFC 272 in Australia, you can! There are three options available for you to live stream on Sunday. The main card is set to start at 2pm AEDT, with the early preliminary’s starting at 10am.

You can stream via Kayo or watch on Foxtel through Main Event and ESPN, who have claimed the rights to broadcasting rights for the UFC. Lastly, you can also watch UFC 272 if you have a subscription with UFC Fight Pass.

RELATED STORIES