We are still awaiting the start of the formal trial in the alleged assault case between Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington. Lawyers representing the two men were on hand in November to seek a joint continuation, delaying court proceedings scheduled until February.
The case stems from an apparent altercation on March 21 outside the Papi Steak restaurant in Miami, where Covington claims he was caught off guard by Masvidal, resulting in a broken tooth as well as several other injuries and property damage. Former friends and sparring partners, Masvidal was arrested shortly after and pleaded not guilty to charges including aggravated assault.
Reports say a masked man matching Masvidal’s general description approached Covington as he was leaving the restaurant and said ‘You shouldn’t have mentioned my kids’, before punching Covington in the face. . The two former roommates had been engaged in a months-long feud surrounding what Masvidal claims were unpaid debts ‘Chaos’ owed coaches at the time of the incident.
Audio of Covington’s 911 call overnight was released in July. Now, however, YouTube real world font The channel released the audio of Covington’s actual conversation with the officers after they arrived at the site.
“As soon as we’re about to cross the street, I get swept aside,” Covington recalled after explaining that he stopped outside the restaurant to meet fans and sign autographs (transcript via mma fight). Like, I get punched in the mouth real quick and I get a little dizzy and I look up and see who it is. I can see in his eyes, it’s Jorge Masvidal. I can see his hair coming out of his hoodie, but he’s wearing a face mask. A surgical face mask. But he said, ‘You shouldn’t have talked about my children, you shouldn’t have talked about my children.’ So I could easily identify, like, it’s his voice, it’s his eyes, it’s his hair. I know exactly who it is and he gave me two quick punches.
“Yeah, I used to know that person,” Covington continued, responding to the interviewer, “because I lived with him for two years and we trained partners for eight years. We were very close friends we literally trained together every day we were best friends Obviously I just fought this individual two weeks ago in Las Vegas Nevada for the UFC on their pay-per-view and I beat him easily, so I know exactly what he looks like, his eyes, his hair.
The 34-year-old former Top Team USA standout went on to describe his injuries, noting that Masvidal had “chipped my front tooth and knocked it out” and that “he definitely shook me up. . I saw the stars a little…”
Covington also told police why he felt Masvidal attacked him, particularly in response to the “you shouldn’t have mentioned my kids” line.
So the reference to the kids is in our last fight, the buildup at the press conference, I said, ‘Hey, you’re a deadbeat dad. You don’t talk to your kids,” Covington said. “I also have a relationship with his kids because we were so close as friends, so I always talk to his ex-wife and baby mama. I’m still close to family and I still love children.
“I was honest, I told the honest truth. I know this is fight promotion and anything goes when you try to sell a fight, but I told the truth. I just said “Hey, why don’t you talk to your kids? Why are you a deadbeat dad?”
A former NCAA D-1 All-American wrestler, Covington hasn’t competed since beating Masivdal in the Octagon on March 5 of last year. Covington won that fight via unanimous decision, but clearly a chance to face off inside the Octagon wasn’t enough to crush the beef between them.
This fight marked the third straight loss for Masvidal, following back-to-back title fight losses to then-champion Kamaru Usman. Despite the legal action against him and his recent losing streak, there has been talk of another title fight for the 38-year-old. This time against current champion Leon Edwards, who has his own inglorious history with Masvidal, after the two fought at a UFC Fight Night 2019 event in London.
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