The weigh-in ceremony was nothing more than a formality on Friday
as every fighter made weight.
The
Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to pay-per-view with a
rare non-championship main event as
UFC 272 is headlined by a welterweight grudge match between
Colby
Covington and Jorge
Masvidal. Before their five-round battle, both multiple-time
title challengers successfully made weight. There was no issue with
any competitor on the card, as the remaining 24 fighters hit their
proper marks to make this 13-fight event official.
Just like his opponent, Covington (16-3) is coming off a loss to
Kamaru
Usman. However, Covington fared better, dropping a decision
rather than suffering a brutal knockout. Prior to the setback, “Chaos” had defeated ex-champTyron
Woodley. Beyond the two losses to the current welterweight
champ, Covington hasn’t lost since 2015. The Oregon native
officially weighed 170.5 pounds for the bout.
Before two losses against Usman, Masvidal (35-15) had become a
fan-favorite inside the Octagon thanks to his knockouts of Ben Askren,
Darren
Till and Nate Diaz,
with the latter coming by doctor intervention. While winless since
capturing the ceremonial “BMF” title, Masvidal remains a top star
for the promotion. “Gamebred” stepped on the scale at 170.5
pounds.
UFC 272’s main card will air on Saturday on ESPN+ pay-per-view at
10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. Prelims begin at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT on ESPN+
and UFC Fight Pass before continuing on ESPN and ESPN+ at 8 p.m.
ET/5 p.m. PT.
UFC 272 Weigh-in Results:
Colby
Covington (170.5) vs. Jorge
Masvidal (170.5)
Rafael dos
Anjos (160) vs. Renato
Carneiro (160)
Edson
Barboza (145.5) vs. Bryce
Mitchell (145.5)
Kevin
Holland (170) vs. Alex
Oliveira (170)
Greg
Hardy (266) vs. Sergey
Spivak (243.5)
Jamie
Mullarkey (155.5) vs. Jalin
Turner (156)
Marina
Rodriguez (116) vs. Xiaonan Yan
(116)
Nicolae
Negumereanu (205.5) vs. Kennedy
Nzechukwu (206)
Mariya
Agapova (126) vs. Maryna
Moroz (125.5)
Brian
Kelleher (145) vs. Umar
Nurmagomedov (146)
Tim
Elliott (126) vs. Tagir
Ulanbekov (125.5)
Ludovit
Klein (156) vs. Devonte
Smith (156)
Dustin
Jacoby (205.5) vs. Michal
Oleksiejczuk (206)