UFC 272 Update: Multiple Bouts Official for March 5 Card in Las Vegas

The lineup for UFC 272 appears to be nearly complete, as the promotion confirmed multiple previously rumored or reported bouts for the March 5 event.

The following bouts are now official for UFC 272: Tagir Ulanbekov vs. Tim Elliott at flyweight, Jalin Turner vs. Jamie Mullarkey at lightweight; Devonte Smith vs. Erick Gonzalez at lightweight; Nicolae Negumereanu vs. Ihor Potieria at light heavyweight and Dustin Jacoby vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk at light heavyeight.

UFC 272 takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and is headlined by a welterweight duel between Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington. The main card airs via pay-per-view on ESPN+ beginning at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. The prelims begin on ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT and then continue on ESPN and ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

Dagestan’s Ulanbekov has been victorious in 14 of his 15 professional outings, including a pair of victories in UFC competition. Elliott, meanwhile, is a former flyweight title challenger who had a two-bout winning streak snapped in a decision loss to Matheus Nicolau in his last outing at UFC Fight Night 194.

The 26-year-old Turner is currently on a three-bout Octagon winning streak that features finishes of Josua Culibao, Brok Weaver and Uros Medic. After losing his first two promotional appearances, Mullarkey has put together back-to-back KO/TKO wins against Khama Worthy and Smith.

Smith is 3-2 in the Octagon, with the aforementioned seback against Mullarkey coming in his most recent Octagon appearance at UFC Fight Night 193. A Combate Americas veteran, Gonzalez suffered a second-round KO loss to Jim Miller in his promotional debut at UFC Fight Night 195.

Romania’s Negumereanu has won two straight UFC appearances after dropping his Octagon debut to run his professiona mark to 11-1. Ukraine native Potieria will make his UFC debut after earning a contract with a Round 1 TKO of Lukasz Sudolski on the Contender Series this past September.

Jacoby, who is a former Glory Kickboxing competitor, has put together a 4-0-1 record during his second go-round with the UFC, including a three-round verdict over John Allan Arte in his last outing. Oleksiejczuk went 2-0 in the promotion in 2021, posting wins over Modestas Bukauskas and Shamil Gamzatov.