MMASucka · Jan 14, 2022
Colby Covington vs. Jorge Masdival Official for UFC 272
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – JUNE 09: Colby Covington warms up backstage with former training partner Jorge Masvidal during the UFC 225 event at the United Center on June 9, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
The bout between Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal has been speculated to be in the works for a few weeks before finally being made official. The news was first reported by ESPN.
The fight is scheduled to take place at UFC 272 as the main event. UFC 272 was first expected to be headlined by Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway, but Holloway was forced to withdraw due to injury two days after the fight was announced.