Apparently Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal didn’t get the closure they needed from their headlining fight at UFC 272.
The UFC welterweights allegedly got into an altercation at Papi Steak restaurant in Miami on Monday night, which resulted in police being called to the scene. Andy Slater was first to report the incident via Twitter.
Meanwhile, TMZ Sports obtained video of Covington outside the restaurant following the alleged scuffle at approximately 11:30 p.m. ET. Covington was eating at the restaurant earlier with a group that included social media personality and podcast host Bob Menery. Masvidal did not eat at the restaurant, according to the report. However, there was video circulating of Covington inside the establishment from earlier in the evening.
Covington was overheard in the video asking Menery, “How would [Masvidal] know I”m here?”
“I don’t know,” Menery said. “You’re all over the Internet.”
Later, Masvidal, a Miami native, posted a video directed at Covington.
“You call this the show your face challenge,” Masvidal said. “What’s up, I’m from Dade County. You talk that s—t, you gotta back it up. That’s how my city rolls, man.”
Covington and Masvidal were former training partners at American Top Team, but their relationship soured over time, resulting in a rivalry that built into a main event clash at UFC 272 on March 5 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. That bout ended in a lopsided unanimous decision triumph for Covington, who proclaimed the feud over following his victory.
“So, that’s the end of ‘Street Judas.’ I don’t want to hear any more talk of Street Judas, the hype machine that hit lightning in a bottle for a couple fights,” Covington said at the post-fight press conference. “He’s done. I don’t want to hear another word about it.”
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