Jorge Masvidal Arrested, Charged with Aggravated Battery for Attack on Colby Covington

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Jorge Masvidal has been arrested and is currently in custody for his alleged attack on UFC rival Colby Covington outside a Miami restaurant on Monday night.

The UFC welterweight was booked into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami on Wednesday at approximately 10:27 p.m. local time on charges of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and criminal mischief. Bail has been set at $15,000.

News of Masvidal’s arrest was first reported by WPLG Local 10 News, which posted video of the fighter entering the facility in handcuffs. Masvidal ran inside without responding to any questions.

Masvidal appeared virtually for a Nevada State Athletic Commission meeting earlier Wednesday to discuss licensing for his Gamebred Promotions to hold events in the state. The hearing was delayed due to the uncertainty regarding Masvidal’s case. At the time, “Gamebred” told commission members that he had not been charged or arrested.

Masvidal allegedly attacked Covington while he was walking outside the Miami restaurant Papi Steak. Covington’s name was redacted in the police report, but MMAFighting.com confirmed that he was the victim in the incident.

Covington told police that Masvidal ran up on his left and sucker punched him two times – once in his mouth and once in his left eye -- which resulted in a fractured left tooth. Covington also suffered an abrasion on his left wrist. After the alleged attack, Covington claims he heard Masvidal say, “You shouldn’t have been talking about my kids.” Masvidal made a similar statement on his Twitter account on Tuesday.

Covington also revealed that he saw “three or four other unknown males” coming toward him in an “aggressive manner,” so he went back into the restaurant and contacted the police. Covington was able to identify Masvidal by his voice and his hair, which was allegedly sticking out of the fighter’s hoodie. Masvidal was allegedly wearing a blue surgical face mask with his hood pulled up over his head.

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. After the defeat, Masvidal indicated that he would settle his feud with Covington outside of the cage because “Chaos” referenced Masvidal’s kids during the lead-up to their fight.

“He’s still somebody that if I see him out in the streets, I’m going to give him everything I’ve got to break his f---ing jaw,” Masvidal said at the UFC 272 post-fight press conference. “It doesn’t matter if I lost wrestling scrambles tonight, I still think he’s a f----ing p---y.”