LAS VEGAS – The Underground was on scene and reporting live from Saturday’s “UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal” event.
UFC 272 took place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+.
In the main event Colby Covington (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) and Jorge Masvidal (35-16 MMA, 12-9 UFC) met in a highly anticipated welterweight contest between friends turned bitter rivals. Meanwhile, the co-main event saw former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos (31-13 MMA, 20-11 UFC) face short-notice replacement opponent Renato Moicano (16-5-1 MMA, 8-5 UFC).
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Colby Covington def. Jorge Masvidal via unanimous decision (49-46, 50-44, 50-45)
- Rafael dos Anjos def. Renato Moicano via unanimous decision (49-45, 49-44, 50-44)
- Bryce Mitchell def. Edson Barboza via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-26, 30-27)
- Kevin Holland def. Alex Oliveira via TKO (punches, elbows) – Round 2, 0:38
- Serghei Spivak def. Greg Hardy via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 2:16
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Jalin Turner def. Jamie Mullarkey via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 0:46
- Marina Rodriguez def. Yan Xiaonan via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Nicolae Negumereanu def. Kennedy Nzechukwu via split decision (27-29, 29-27, 29-27)
- Maryna Moroz def. Mariya Agapova via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 1, 3:27
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
- Umar Nurmagomedov def. Brian Kelleher via submission (rear-naked choke) Round 1, 3:15
- Tim Elliott def. Tagir Ulanbekov via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- L’udovit Klein def. Devonte Smith via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)
- Dustin Jacoby def. Michal Oleksiejczuk via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)





