{"id":435717,"date":"2022-03-07T12:04:08","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T20:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=435717"},"modified":"2022-03-07T12:04:08","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T20:04:08","slug":"whats-next-for-colby-covington-and-jorge-masvidal-after-ufc-272","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/whats-next-for-colby-covington-and-jorge-masvidal-after-ufc-272\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s next for Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal after UFC 272?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the main event of UFC 272, a welterweight grudge match headlined the card as Colby Covington took on Jorge Masvidal in a highly-anticipated fight.<\/p>\n

Covington entered the fight coming off a decision loss to Kamaru Usman back in November for the welterweight belt. Masvidal, meanwhile, was coming off back-to-back losses to Usman, the most recent being a nasty KO.<\/p>\n

In the end, it was Covington who dominated the fight from bell to bell as he used his wrestling and grappling to control the fight<\/a>. However, ‘Gamebred’ did rock Covington in the fourth but couldn’t capitalize on it. Now, after UFC 272, here is what I think should be next for both fighters.<\/p>\n

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Colby Covington<\/h3>\n

Colby Covington has proven he is the second-best welterweight in the world as he has been the closest to defeating Kamaru Usman. However, given he is 0-2 to the champ this win still puts him in a weird position as he won’t get another title shot for the time being.<\/p>\n

After the fight, ‘Chaos’ called out Dustin Poirier<\/a>, but ‘The Diamond’ has said he isn’t interested in that scrap and is focused on trying to get the Nate Diaz fight. With that, he will need to fight a contender and the winner of Vicente Luque vs. Belal Muhammad 2 on April 16<\/a> makes sense. If he were to win that fight, perhaps he gets another crack at Usman’s welterweight strap.<\/p>\n

Jorge Masvidal<\/h3>\n

Jorge Masvidal is now on a three-fight losing streak but still remains a big name in the sport so will still be involved in big fights for the promotion.<\/p>\n

This was no doubt a tough loss for Masvidal to deal with as Covington controlled him the entire time and ‘Gamebred’ couldn’t get his offense going. He will still be ranked inside the top-10 and even though he has lost three fights in a row, they were to Usman and Covington.<\/p>\n

It’s likely Masvidal will take a bit of time off and return late summer or in the fall. When he returns, a rematch against Stephen Thompson makes some sense. ‘Wonderboy’ and Masvidal fought Thompson at UFC 217<\/a> which ‘Wonderboy’ won by decision but both have struggled as of late. He’s also a big enough name which makes sense to be a co-main event of a pay-per-view between two strikers who have been controlled by wrestlers in their past couple of fights.<\/p>\n

What do you think should be next for Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal after UFC 272?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the main event of UFC 272, a welterweight grudge match headlined the card as Colby Covington took on Jorge Masvidal in a highly-anticipated fight. Covington entered the fight coming off a decision loss to Kamaru Usman back in November for the welterweight belt. 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