Once he'd grabbed ahold of Masvidal's body, Covington did not let go, smothering every attempt by Masvidal to get the fight back to the feet and simply grinding away the seconds to get to the scorecards. Covington, meanwhile, remained committed to a grappling attack, using his striking to close distance in pursuit of initiating clinches.Ĭovington sucked the drama out of the final round by blitzing forward and taking Masvidal down. Masvidal got his offense going in a more positive direction in the second round, landing some solid kicks and opening a cut near Covington's eye with a sharp elbow. While Masvidal continued fighting off the takedown attempts, Covington slowly worked to continue dragging him down, eventually taking the back and working into dominant positions. Masvidal opened the fight with a wild flying kick, but both men quickly slowed their pace into a more tactical approach before Masvidal landed leg kicks that appeared to bother Covington, leading to a takedown attack as Masvidal complained of an eye poke. On Saturday night, the pair met in the main event of UFC 272 from Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena, with Covington grinding his way to a wide unanimous decision win by scores of 49-46, 50-44 and 50-45. Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal were once close friends before their relationship soured and the pair spent years trading barbs in interviews.

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