Police responded to the scene of an alleged altercation Monday outside a Miami Beach restaurant between UFC welterweights Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal ...
Masvidal, 37, is a native of Miami, while Covington now resides in the city. "He's over here swinging, trying to come at me, and I ran," Covington is overheard saying in the video. The friends-turned-enemies exchanged heated words in the lead-up to their UFC bout, which was named Fight of the Night.
In a video shortly after the incident, the UFC's Colby Covington says fellow fighter Jorge Masvidal was "swinging, trying to come at me."
Afterward, Covington, who now trains at MMA Masters, declared himself the "king of Miami," which Masvidal took exception to. The incident comes 16 days after Covington dominated Masvidal for five rounds, en route to a lopsided unanimous decision win in the UFC 272 headliner. "Calling this the show-your-face challenge, you know?"
Last night, Covington posted a video of himself eating with the Nelk Boys at a Miami restaurant, Papi Steak. Shortly thereafter, reports are that Masvidal ...
“Call this the show your face challenge,” Masvidal said. Shortly after the incident, Masvidal took to his social media to send Covington a message. Last night, Covington posted a video of himself eating with the Nelk Boys at a Miami restaurant, Papi Steak. Shortly thereafter, reports are that Masvidal arrived and allegedly attacked Covington as he was leaving the venue.
Masvidal allegedly assaulted Covington outside of a restaurant only weeks after their pay-per-view headliner at UFC 272.
Subscribe to Morning Kombat with Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell for the best analysis and in-depth news. The incident is described as felony battery in the police documents and Masvidal is listed as a suspect. Covington reportedly ran back into the steakhouse after multiple males tried to get involved in the altercation.
Jorge Masvidal could face a felony charge after his alleged attack on UFC rival Colby Covington in Miami Monday night.
Covington defeated Masvidal at UFC 272 by unanimous decision, after the two had very heated words for each other in the buildup to the fight. Masvidal is alleged to have said, “You shouldn’t have been talking about my kids” during the attack. Jorge Masvidal could face a felony charge after his alleged attack on UFC rival Colby Covington in Miami on Monday night.
UFC welterweights Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal allegedly were involved in an altercation outside of a Miami Beach restaurant late Monday.
“You talk that shit, you got to back it up. “Calling this the show-your-face challenge, you know? Earlier on Monday, Menery shared a video to his Instagram story that showed Covington and the group’s location, Papi Steak. Menery called Covington “the king of motherfucking Miami,” and wrote, “@papisteak is that spotttttttt.”
On Monday night, Masvidal allegedly tracked down Covington in Miami at Papi Steak and tried to fight him outside the restaurant.
I need the video asap.” Covington won by unanimous decision, marking Masvidal’s third straight defeat. Can someone confirm this? The clip was reportedly filmed around 11:30 p.m. ET. Earlier that night, Menery shared a video to his Instagram story that showed Covington and the group’s location, Papi Steak. Menery called Covington “the king of motherf—king Miami,” and wrote, “@papisteak is that spotttttttt.” Masvidal shared a video to Twitter after the reported scuffle, calling the clip the “show your face challenge.”
UFC welterweights Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington got into an altercation in a Miami steakhouse late on Monday night.Their rivalry runs deep and th.
Wassup, I’m from Day County. You talk that s*** you’ve got to back it up. He said: “I’m calling this show your face challenge. Masvidal was quick to respond to the altercation with a video on social media.
UFC fighters Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington have been involved in a street fight after meeting at a restaurant in Miami.
The Police can be seen speaking to Colby Covington after the incident. The two fought a few weeks ago back at UFC 272 where Colby Covington won by unanimous decision. It appears it was more of Jorge Masvidal attacking him rather than an actual fight.
Jorge Masvidal has spoken out amid reports he recently got into an altercation with fellow MMA fighter Colby Covington at a Miami Beach restaurant.
"I just took care of Miami street trash. I was flat." "I was offbeat with the wrestling. I need the video asap." In a further post shared on his Instagram Story, Masvidal also tagged Covington's account as Kodak Black's track "Super Gremlin" served as the soundtrack. "Calling this the show-your-face challenge," Masvidal said in the seconds-long clip, which can be viewed at the top of this article.
In a video shortly after the incident, Colby Covington says Jorge Masvidal was "swinging, trying to come at me."
Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington got into a physical altercation outside a Miami restaurant late Monday night with police responding to the scene.
Afterwards, Masvidal promised that his bad blood with Covington was far from settled and he intended to continue their war on the streets the next time they ran into each other. Covington refuted that claim but the blow up with Masvidal only spiraled further out of control in recent months. Masvidal also linked to another account on Instagram for a friend who was apparently with him with the altercation happened.