Jorge Masvidal News

Kamaru Usman shares his thoughts on Colby Covington’s victory over Jorge Masvidal at UFC 272: “Maybe down the line, I smesh"
Harry Kettle - March 7, 2022
UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has given his thoughts on Colby Covington’s big win over Jorge Masvidal. Throughout the course of his time at the top of the welterweight division, Kamaru Usman has been able to beat everyone the UFC has put in his way – including Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal. He’s 2-0 against both men and last Saturday night, he was in attendance at the T-Mobile Arena to see them battle it out in what many described as one of the biggest grudge matches in UFC history.

Jorge Masvidal critical of referee Herb Dean following UFC 272: "He’s not my cup of tea when it comes to refereeing"
Chris Taylor - March 6, 2022
Jorge Masvidal was not happy with the work done by referee Herb Dean in last night’s UFC 272 main event. Masvidal (35-16 MMA) squared off with his former friend turned bitter rival Colby Covington (17-3 MMA) in the headliner of last night’s pay-per-view event in Las Vegas.

Colby Covington reveals he created knee injury rumor to see if he had a rat in his camp: "I did that intentionally"
Jeffrey Walter - March 6, 2022
Rumors were swirling that Colby Covington was fighting with an injured knee against Jorge Masvidal at last night’s UFC 272 event. However, according to ‘Chaos’ that was untrue and he actually intentionally put the rumor out there to see if he had a rat amongst his friends.

Colby Covington continues to troll Jorge Masvidal following win at UFC 272
Fernando Quiles Jr. - March 6, 2022
Colby Covington is adding insult to injury following his mostly one-sided victory over Jorge Masvidal. Covington and Masvidal took center stage in the UFC 272 headliner. The action emanated from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. As the oddsmakers expected, Covington used his pressure and grappling to keep Masvidal grounded for the most part. “Chaos” got the nod from all three judges.

Khamzat Chimaev was not impressed by tonight's UFC 272 main event
Christopher Taylor - March 5, 2022
Khamzat Chimaev was not impressed by the performances of Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal in tonight’s UFC 272 main event. The former friends turned bitter enemies, Covington and Masvidal, squared off in the headliner of tonight’s pay-per-view event in Las Vegas.

UFC 272 Bonus Report: Maryna Moroz earns 'POTN' for submitting Mariya Agapova
Chris Taylor - March 5, 2022
The Octagon remained in Nevada for tonight’s UFC 272 event, a thirteen-bout fight card headlined by Colby Covington vs. Jorge Masvidal. The highly anticipated welterweight main event resulted in a twenty-five minute battle. Covington was able to utilize his strong wrestling to control a large portion of the rounds on the ground. However, in round four Jorge Masvidal connected with a right hand that momentarily dropped ‘Chaos’. Unfortunately for fans of ‘Gamebred’ that success was short lived as Covington recovered and proceeded to go on to dominate round five. After five hard-fought rounds Colby got the win.

Jorge Masvidal reacts after being defeated by Colby Covington at UFC 272
Christopher Taylor - March 5, 2022
Jorge Masvidal was not a happy man after being defeated by his former friend Colby Covington at tonight’s UFC 272 event. Colby Covington (17-3 MMA), the promotions former interim welterweight title holder, had entered tonight’s headliner looking to rebound, this after suffering his second career defeat to Kamaru Usman in his most previous effort at UFC 268. Prior to that setback, ‘Chaos’ was coming off a TKO victory over Tyron Woodley.

Pros react after Colby Covington defeats Jorge Masvidal at UFC 272
Chris Taylor - March 5, 2022
Tonight’s UFC 272 event was headlined by a highly anticipated grudge match between former friends Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal. Colby Covington (17-3 MMA), the promotions former interim welterweight title holder, had entered tonight’s headliner looking to rebound, this after suffering his second career defeat to Kamaru Usman in his most previous effort at UFC 268. Prior to that setback, ‘Chaos’ was coming off a TKO victory over Tyron Woodley.

Jorge Masvidal insinuates Colby Covington has a knee injury ahead of UFC 272
Chris Taylor - March 5, 2022
Jorge Masvidal appears to believe that Colby Covington will be fighting with an injured knee at tonight’s UFC 272 event. The former friends turned bitter rivals, Masvidal and Covington, are set to have their highly anticipated grudge match tonight in Las Vegas.

UFC 272: 'Covington vs. Masvidal' Live Results and Highlights
Chris Taylor - March 5, 2022
The Octagon remains in Nevada for tonight’s UFC 272 event, a thirteen-bout fight card headlined by Colby Covington vs. Jorge Masvidal. Colby Covington (16-3 MMA), the promotions former interim welterweight title holder, suffered his second career defeat to ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ in his most recent effort at UFC 268. Prior to that setback, ‘Chaos’ was coming off a TKO victory over Tyron Woodley.

Jorge Masvidal reveals tattoo of iconic knockout of Ben Askren, 'Funky' responds: "What a stupid logo"
Josh Evanoff - March 4, 2022
Jorge Masvidal revealed a tattoo of his iconic knockout of Ben Askren and ‘Funky’ has since responded. ‘Gamebred’ is set to fight this weekend at UFC 272 against friend-turned-foe Colby Covington. This morning at the weigh-ins, the welterweight star revealed some new ink on his shoulder.

Jorge Masvidal hints at another flying knee KO as he taunts Colby Covington before press conference (Video)
Cole Shelton - March 4, 2022
Jorge Masvidal may be looking for another flying knee KO. At UFC 239, Masvidal fought his rival in Ben Askren and landed a flying knee KO in five seconds. In the lead-up to the fight, “Gamebred” made it clear he didn’t like Askren, and in the lead-up, to this bout against Covington he has reminded “Chaos” the last person he generally didn’t like he KO’d in five seconds.

Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal faceoff ahead of their UFC 272 fight (Video)
Cole Shelton - March 3, 2022
Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal had their first official faceoff ahead of their grudge match at UFC 272. On Thursday, Covington and Masvidal had their press conference, which to no surprise got heated. After they went back-and-forth with one another, the two had a faceoff for the first time.

Jorge Masvidal signs new deal ahead of UFC 272 making him one of the "top 3 highest paid in UFC"
Cole Shelton - March 3, 2022
Jorge Masvidal has inked a new UFC deal that sees him in the top-three highest-paid fighters in the promotion. Masvidal is set to headline UFC 272 against his former roommate and training partner in Colby Covington. The two have gone on to hate one another and it’s one of the rare non-title, non-McGregor pay-per-view main events which shows the star power of the two. Now, ahead of the fight, “Gamebred” announced he has a signed new deal with the promotion.

Colby Covington reveals he is not getting any PPV points for UFC 272 main event with Jorge Masvidal
Josh Evanoff - March 2, 2022
Colby Covington has revealed that he’s not getting any PPV points for his UFC 272 headliner this weekend. Fighters who main event UFC pay-per-view events will get a cut of the overall buys. That stands in stark contrast to standard undercard competitors. Those fighters just have the standard show/win contracts for their respective bouts.

Jorge Masvidal questions Colby Covington's heart ahead of UFC 272: "Every time he gets touched, he folds"
Cole Shelton - March 2, 2022
Jorge Masvidal doesn’t think Colby Covington has a dog inside him. Masvidal and Covington are former roommates and training partners that have turned into bitter enemies and will now settle their differences at UFC 272. It’s a highly anticipated fight but the oddsmakers have Covington as a sizeable favorite but for “Gamebred” he expects to break him.

Colby Covington says beef with Jorge Masvidal will extend past UFC 272: "Who wants to bury the hatchet with a scumbag?"
Josh Evanoff - March 2, 2022
Colby Covington is confident that his beef with Jorge Masvidal will extend beyond this weekend. ‘Chaos’ and ‘Gamebred’ are set to square off this Saturday in the main event of UFC 272. Covington and Masvidal were friends for years, and even roommates at one point. However, they couldn’t be further apart nowadays. The two developed a feud around 2019 due to Covington allegedly not paying one of their coaches, and it has spiraled since.

Dana White is considering putting the BMF title on the line at UFC 272
Susan Cox - March 2, 2022
Dana White is apparently considering putting the BMF title on the line at UFC 272. UFC 272 is coming up this weekend, on Saturday March 5th, 2022 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada.