UFC 272 live updates, highlights for Colby Covington vs. Jorge Masvidal

LAS VEGAS -- Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal will let their fists do the talking as they aim to settle a rivalry between the former friends turned bitter enemies in the main event of UFC 272 at T-Mobile Arena.

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After spending years together as roommates and sparring partners at American Top Team, things took a turn for the worse with one of the most heated rivalries in recent memory. It'll be the first time since UFC 183 that a pay-per-view main event will be a non-title affair between two fighters coming off of a loss.

But the reasoning is due to how heated this rivalry has become and the interest it has generated from fans. Covington is a former interim welterweight champion who fell short in both attempts to unseat current champion Kamaru Usman. Masvidal suffered the same result, falling short by decision and knockout to Usman.

Although there will be no gold on the line, pride and bragging rights may take precedence for Covington and Masvidal. 

Sporting News will be cageside in Las Vegas providing live updates for this highly anticipated fight. 

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UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal live updates

9:51 p.m.: Jalin Turner kept his winning streak intact with an impressive second-round TKO of Jamie Mullarkey. After a bit of back and forth in the first round, a right hand to the temple sent Mullarkey to the canvas in the second frame and Turner followed with some vicious ground and pound to collect his fourth consecutive victory with all of them coming inside of the distance. 

9:34 p.m.: Marina Rodriguez squeezed out a split decision victory over Yan Xiaonan in an exciting women's strawweight battle that could see Rodriguez put herself in position for a title shot. The largely standup affair saw Rodriguez's pressure and stellar third round upend Xiaonan but it could have easily gone the other way. Very fun fight. 

8:52 p.m.: The prelims are underway! Umar Nurmagomedov's total domination of Brian Kelleher formally announced his arrival in the bantamweight division with a first-round submission. Maryna Moroz pulled off a second-round submission over Mariya Agapova and that performance was only overshadowed by her emotional post-fight speech as she poured her soul with her home country of Ukraine at war. 

What channel is UFC 272 on?

• TV channels: ESPN, ESPN Deportes
• Live stream: ESPN+

The main card for UFC 272 is available in the U.S. on the ESPN+ subscription streaming service for a pay-per-view cost. That portion of the event begins at 10 p.m. ET.

Earlier fights are viewable live on ESPN, the WatchESPN app and, for the early prelims, on UFC Fight Pass.

In Canada, the main card pay-per-view is available on Bell, Rogers, Shaw, SaskTel, Videotron, Telus, Eastlink and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass.

Click here to learn about the different pricing and bundling options with the ESPN+ platform. What time does UFC 272 start today? 

• Date: Saturday, March 5
• Start time: 6 p.m. ET
• Prelims: 8 p.m. ET
• Main card (PPV): 10 p.m. ET
• Main event: 12:15 a.m. ET (approx.)

UFC 272: Colby Covington vs. Jorge Masvidal will take place Saturday, March 5, with the early prelims kicking off the event at 6 p.m. ET. The prelims will begin at 8 p.m. ET and the main card will start at 10 p.m. ET. Covington and Masvidal should enter the octagon around midnight ET, depending on the length of the undercard bouts.

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Main card (10 p.m. ET) 

• Colby Covington vs. Jorge Masvidal; welterweights
• Rafael dos Anjos vs. Renato Moicano; catchweight
• Edson Barboza vs. Bryce Mitchell; featherweights
• Kevin Holland vs. Alex Oliveira; welterweights
• Greg Hardy vs. Sergey Spivak; heavyweights

Prelims (8 p.m. ET) 

• Jalin Turner def. Jamie Mullarkey via 2nd round TKO (punches) (:46)
• Marina Rodriguez def. Yan Xiaonan via split decision (29-28, 29-28 & 28-29)
• Nicolae Negumereanu def. Kennedy Nzechukwu via split decision (29-27, 29-27 & 27-29)
• Maryna Moroz def. Mariya Agapova via 2nd round submission (arm-triangle choke) (3:27)

Fight Pass prelims (6 p.m. ET) 

• Umar Nurmagomedov def. Brian Kelleher via 1st round submission (rear-naked choke) (3:15) 
• Tim Elliott def. Tagir Ulanbekov via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28 & 29-28)
• Ludovit Klein def. Devonte Smith via split decision (30-27, 29-28 & 28-29)
• Dustin Jacoby def. Michal Oleksiejczuk via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28 & 29-28)