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.
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.
The fights may not be predetermined, but the drama is as contrived as it gets.
There have been dozens of pro wrestling storylines where attacks outside arenas have been integral to the tale. The third person involved in the altercation lost teeth, according to a Miami Beach police report. He decided to get on the ground next to the prone Askren and continue to talk shit. We had preceding jabs on social media, a previous match, with Covington handing Masvidal his third straight loss earlier this month at UFC 272 via unanimous decision, and the duo residing in the same town. Instead of in the octagon, it’s been confined to the world of professional wrestling, when the entanglements of the squared circle aren’t enough to settle scores between two rivals. The incident has all the ingredients of a staged parking lot brawl.
On a call with the Nevada commission, Jorge Masvidal made his first public comments about allegedly attacking Colby Covington in Miami.
It’s the most organized commission in the world. “Everybody knows it’s the fight capital of the world. “If you’ve looked at what was reported in the news over the last couple of days, I would’ve assumed this request would’ve been requested to be removed from our agenda,” NAC chairman Stephen Cloobek said. But I believe this application is no longer valid because it is no longer an accurate representation of the promoter’s true and active facts of their business and personal life. If we could table it for later, that’d be amazing, as well.” “Yeah, if we could table it, it’d be better.
Jorge Masvidal was charged with felony battery after he allegedly was involved in an altercation with fellow UFC competitor Colby Covington outside of...
“You talk that (expletive), you got to back it up. Masvidal, however, tagged Covington in a video on social media, and TMZ posted video involving Covington following the exchange. “Calling this the show-your-face challenge, you know?
Daniel Cormier looks back at his rivalry with Jon Jones to make sense of what is happening with Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington.
Masvidal's Gamebred Fighting Championships was on the docket for a promoter's license during the Nevada Commission's monthly meeting, but the UFC welterweight ...
“To my knowledge, I have not been charged,” Masvidal said. Masvidal launched Gamebred Fighting Championships in 2021 with the promotion’s first event held in Mississippi. Unfortunately now Masvidal will have to wait to expand his promotion’s reach while sorting out the legal ramifications from his altercation with Covington. During the conversation with the commission, Masvidal confirmed that he has not actually been hit with any charges related to the incident with Covington nor has he been arrested.
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 fighter Jorge Masvidal is alleged to have run up on Colby Covington and punched him twice outside a restaurant, according to police.
The alleged incident comes 16 days after Covington fought Masvidal for five rounds, en route to a unanimous decision win in the UFC 272 headliner. The police report states that officers responded to a battery call outside the restaurant at 10:54 p.m. local time. Covington is not explicitly named in the police report.
On Monday night, UFC welterweights and bitter rivals Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington were involved in a physical altercation at a Miami steakhouse.
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?"
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.
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.”
La derrota en la UFC 272 ante Colby Covington debió dolerle mucho a Jorge Masvidal. Habrá que esperar para ver cómo molestará su incidente de lunes por la ...
Jorge Masvidal había prometido que si veía en la calle a Colby Covington le iba a partir la cara. Papi Steak es un sitio popular en el vecindario “South of Fifth’’ de Miami Beach, lleno de establecimientos elegantes y exclusivos. Necesito el video lo antes posible’’. No fue en la jaula de la UFC, sino en Miami Beach, pero Jorge Masvidal y Colby Covington vuelven a chocar “Escuché que a alguien que no es de Miami que dice que es el rey le falta un diente’’, escribió en Twitter el directivo de First Round Management. “Puede alguien confirmar esto? Poco después del incidente, Masvidal colocó un corto video en sus propias redes donde retaba a Covington a mostrar su cara tras el incidente que ha sido comentado por todos quienes conocen la historia de ambos que desembocó en la victoria del “Caos’’ en el evento celebrado el 5 de marzo en Las Vegas.
Reportes señalan que Masvidal agredió a Covington en un restaurante de Miami. Por el momento no se han presentado cargos contra posibles agresores.
Según reportes de TMZ, este lunes por la noche, Masvidal atacó a Covington en el exterior de un restaurante de Miami aproximadamente a las 11:30 PM del este. MMA Fighting asegura que Covington fue el objetivo del ataque de Masvidal. El pasado 5 de marzo, Colby Covington derrotó a Jorge Masvidal por la vía de los cartones en UFC 272.
Jorge Masvidal enfrenta cargos de agresión agravada en Miami, luego de que presuntamente golpeó a Colby Covington afuera de un restaurante, causando...
"Me dicen que alguien que no es de MIami, quien dice que es el rey de la ciudad, le falta un diente. Necesito el video lo más pronto posible", publicó en Twitter el mánager de 'Gamebreed', Malki Kawa. La declaració de Covington, quien dijo ser 'El Rey de Miami' tras vencer al cubano-americano, echaron más leña al fuego.
Los atletas se encontraron en un popular restaurante de Miami Beach y ahí se fueron a los golpes.
Daniel Cormier thinks that Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal need to make smarter decisions outside of the UFC octagon.
It went too far for him to say, ‘At the end of the fight, we’re OK.’ It went too far. The incident sparked a brawl between their teams that led to multiple fines and suspensions. “Jorge Masvidal is a fighter,” Cormier said. Colby’s not a guy that is looking to be dealing in street things. “Ultimately, people were able to stop us from taking it to the next level. “Colby Covington is not a street guy,” Cormier said.