
- Posted by Nick Brown
Colby Covington is best known as the former UFC betting welterweight champion. However, Covington is coming off a unanimous decision loss for the UFC welterweight championship to Kamaru Usman. It was the second time that Usman defeated Covington for the welterweight title belt. In a similar way, Jorge Masvidal lost two consecutive welterweight championship fights to Kamaru Usman. On Saturday night Covington will face Masvidal in the main event of a loaded UFC 272 main card. For the winner is an inside track to a championship shot. For the loser is a much more difficult path to redemption.
UFC 272 Covington vs. Masvidal – Main Card Betting Information
Date: | Saturday, March 5, 2022 |
Time: | 10:00 pm ET |
Location: | T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada |
TV Coverage: | ESPN+ |
Covington vs. Masvidal Welterweight Bout Betting Odds
Fighter | SP/RL | TOTAL | ML | |
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Jorge Masvidal | – | 4½ ( -145 ) | +265 | Place Bets |
Colby Covington | – | 4½ ( +125 ) | -325 | |
Place Bets |
Colby “Chaos” Covington has a career best sportsbook online record of 16 wins and three losses. Overall, he stands at five feet, 11 inches tall with a reach of 72 inches and a leg reach of 74 inches. Covington is from the United States.
Also hailing from the United States is Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal. Masvidal has a career marker of 35 wins and 15 losses. He stands at five feet, 11 inches tall with a reach of 74 inches and leg reach of 39.5 inches. Of course, Masvidal is best known for scoring the fastest knockout in UFC history against Ben Askren on July 6, 2019. Specifically, the bout ended in five seconds.
Edson Barboza vs. Bryce Mitchell Featherweight Bout Betting Odds
Fighter | ML | ||
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Edson Barboza | +135 | Place Bets | |
Bryce Mitchell | -155 | ||
Place Bets |
Overall, Edson “Junior” Barboza has a career record of 22 wins and ten losses for UFC bets. He stands at five feet, 11 inches tall with a reach of 75 inches and leg reach of 41 inches. Barboza hails from Brazil.
Bryce “Thug Nasty” Mitchell has a career record of 14 wins and one loss. Specifically, Mitchell is from the United States. He stands at five feet, ten inches tall with a reach of 70 inches and leg reach of 40 inches.
Kevin Holland vs. Alex Oliveira Welterweight Bout Betting Odds
Fighter | ML | ||
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Alex Oliveira | +250 | Place Bets | |
Kevin Holland | -300 | ||
Place Bets |
Kevin “Trailblazer” Holland has a career MMA betting record of 21 wins and seven losses. Holland is from the United States. In sum, Holland stands at six feet, three inches tall with a reach of 81 inches and a leg reach of 40 inches.
Namely, Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira has a career record of 22 wins, 11 losses, one draw, and two no contests. Oliveira hails from Brazil. He stands at five feet, 11 inches tall with a reach of 76.5 inches and a leg reach of 43 inches.
Serghei Spivac vs. Greg Hardy Heavyweight Bout Betting Odds
Fighter | ML | ||
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Sergey Spivak | -210 | Place Bets | |
Greg Hardy | +175 | ||
Place Bets |
Serghei “Polar Bear” Spivac has an Online sportsbook record of 13 wins and three losses. Accordingly, Spivac is from Moldova. Spivac stands at six feet, three inches tall with a reach of 78 inches and leg reach of 44 inches.
Greg “Prince of War” Hardy has a career record of seven wins, four losses, and one no contest. Hardy comes from the United States. Correlate that he stands at six feet, five inches tall with a reach of 80 inches and leg reach of 44 inches.
Rafael Dos Anjos vs. Rafael Fiziev Lightweight Bout Betting Odds
Fighter | ML | ||
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Rafael Dos Anjos | +210 | Place Bets | |
Rafael Fiziev | -260 | ||
Place Bets |
Overall, Rafael Dos Anjos has a career record of 29 wins and 13 losses. He hails from Brazil. Dos Anjos stands at five feet, eight inches tall with a reach of 70 inches and leg reach of 38 inches.
By comparison, Rafael “Ataman” Fiziev has a career record of ten wins and one loss. Fiziev is from Kazakhstan. Fiziev stands at five feet, eight inches tall with a reach of 71.5 inches and a leg reach of 40 inches.
UFC 272 Free Picks
As was previously noted, neither Colby Covington nor Jorge Masvidal is in top form. However, Covington rates the call as the top-ranked welterweight.
CASHBET Best Bet:
Colby Covington

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