The poster has been revealed for UFC 272which is scheduled to see a heated rivalry finally play out in the main event.
UFC 272 will take place March 5 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and will be headlined by a grudge match between former best friends and teammates Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal.
Check out the poster for the event below:
Friends ⏩ Enemies
Your # UFC272 official poster is live.
24 days to go! pic.twitter.com/gG1AhNBqkn
– UFC on BT Sport (@btsportufc) February 9, 2022
Both Covington and Masvidal competed in title fight rematches against Kamaru Usman in their most recent appearances. Covington dropped a competitive unanimous decision at UFC 268while Masvidal was knocked out in the second round by Usman at UFC 261 this past April.
“Gamebred” will look to return to his 2019 form where he emerged as one of the sport’s biggest superstars following stoppage wins over Darren Till, Ben Askren and Nate Diaz. Covington, a former interim champion, has won his last eight fights that were not against Usman, which includes wins over Rafael dos Anjos, Robbie Lawlerand Demian Maia.
Check out the current UFC 272 fight card below (bout order still to be determined):
(# 2) Colby Covington vs. (# 11) Jorge Masvidal
(# 4) Marina Rodriguez vs. (# 6) Yan Xiaonan
(# 13) Edson Barboza vs. Bryce Mitchell
Devonte Smith vs. Erick Gonzalez
Maryna Moroz vs. Mariya Agapova
Jamie Mullarkey vs. Jalin Turner
Nick Negumereanu vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu
(# 13 MW) Kevin Holland vs. Alex Oliveira
(# 15) Tim Elliott vs. Tagir Ulanbekov
Dustin Jacoby vs. Michał Oleksiejczuk
*Rankings based on MMA Fighting’s Global Rankings
