UFC 272 features a highly stacked fight card featuring two former UFC title challengers. Colby Covington will be taking on his former best friend turned foe Jorge Masvidal in the main event.
At UFC 272, former best friends Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington will finally be getting the chance to settle their rivalry in the octagon. The pair used to be teammates at American Top Team. But after Colby won the interim title, he started having disputes with his teammates. Later on, he left his old team after getting into a beef with his ex-best friend Jorge Masvidal at ATT.
The co-main event features a lightweight fight between former lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos and Renato Moicano. Originally, Dos Anjos was slated to fight Rafael Fiziev, but the Thailand based fighter had to pull out after he contracted covid.
Colby Covington:
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute: 4.14
Significant Striking Accuracy: 38%
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute: 3.09
Significant Strike Defence (the % of opponents strikes that did not land): 55%
Average Takedowns Landed per 15 minutes: 4.10
Takedown Accuracy: 46%
Takedown Defense (the % of opponents TD attempts that did not land): 72%
Average Submissions Attempted per 15 minutes: 0.1
Jorge Masvidal:
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute: 4.22
Significant Striking Accuracy: 48%
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute: 3.01
Significant Strike Defence (the % of opponents strikes that did not land): 65%
Average Takedowns Landed per 15 minutes: 1.54
Takedown Accuracy: 59%
Takedown Defense (the % of opponents’ TD attempts that did not land): 75%
Average Submissions Attempted per 15 minutes: 0.3
(Stats via UFCstats.com)
Betting Tips:
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Main Card: Covington vs Masvidal
Colby Covington (1.30) vs. Jorge Masvidal (3.50)
Prediction: Colby Covington wins or the fight goes over 2.5 rounds @1.40
Rafael dos Anjos (1.57) vs. Renato Moicano (2.45)
Prediction: Rafael Dos Anjos wins or the fight goes over 2.5 rounds @1.45
Edson Barboza (2.40) vs. Bryce Mitchell (1.57)
Prediction: The fight goes over 1.5 rounds @1.50
Kevin Holland (1.30) vs. Alex Oliveira (3.60)
Prediction: Kevin Holland wins and Kevin Holland wins via KO/TKO @2.00
Serghei Spivac (1.50) vs. Greg Hardy (2.60)
Prediction: Serghei Spivac wins or the fight goes over 1.5 rounds @1.66
Prelims
Marina Rodriguez (1.36) vs. Yan Xiaonan (3.10)
Prediction: Marina Rodriguez wins or the fight goes over 1.5 rounds @1.25
Maryna Moroz (2.62) vs. Mariya Agapova (1.50)
Prediction: The fight goes over 1.5 rounds @1.33
Early Prelims
Brian Kelleher (1.12) vs. Umar Nurmagomedov (6.00)
Prediction: Umar Nurmagomedov wins
Tim Elliott (2.90) vs. Tagir Ulanbekov (1.42)
Prediction: Tagir Ulanbekov wins
Devonte Smith (1.66) vs. Ludovit Klein (2.20)
Prediction: Ludovit Klein wins
Dustin Jacoby (1.50) vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk (2.60)
Prediction: The fight goes over 1.5 rounds @1.57
Watch UFC 272 – Covington vs Masvidal LIVE on SONY TEN 2 (English), SONY TEN 3 (Hindi) & SONY TEN 4 (Tamil & Telugu) channels on 6th March 2022 from 8:30 AM IST.
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