Former friends turned bitter enemies will settle their beef when Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal collide in a blockbuster grudge match at UFC 272 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night (Sunday morning SA time), writes Quintin van Jaarsveld. 

In the co-main event, Renato Moicano will look to make a major splash as he steps up on just four days’ notice to take on former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos in a catchweight clash, while the undefeated Bryce Mitchell faces the biggest test of his career against UFC veteran and human highlight-reel Edson Barboza in a top-15 featherweight tilt. 

Plus, the ever-entertaining Kevin Holland makes his welterweight debut against divisional stalwart Alex Oliveira and heavyweights Sergey Spivak and Greg Hardy slug it out.