A pair of former buddies turned fierce rivals produced a five-round bout worthy of headliner standing at UFC 272.
Colby Covington obtained the higher hand towards his former roommate Jorge Masvidal by way of unanimous resolution (49-46, 50-44, 50-45) in the primary occasion Saturday evening.
The 2 lived and skilled collectively a decade in the past when Covington was first beginning out in fight sports activities, however they’ll’t stand one another now. Though there was no title on the road, the struggle was crammed with hostility from either side earlier than and through it.
Covington managed the motion for almost all of the match. Masvidal’s solely spotlight was when he dropped Covington within the fourth spherical, but it surely wasn’t sufficient to safe the win.
After the bout ended Covington might be seen protruding his tongue and blowing kisses in direction of his rival.
“I ought to have had extra moments like that, however I used to be off as we speak,” Masvidal mentioned, referencing his fourth spherical takedown in a post-match interview. “I didn’t have it.”
Different fighters from throughout UFC had blended reactions to the consequence. Listed below are a few of their takes from social media:
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