Colby Covington files lawsuit against Jorge Masvidal over attack outside restaurant in 2022

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 05: (L-R) Opponents Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal face off prior to their welterweight fight during the UFC 272 event on March 05, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) Colby Covington filed a lawsuit against Jorge Masvidal seeking damages in excess of $50,000 after an attack outside a restaurant in Miami Beach in 2022. The lawsuit was filed in Miami-Dade County, Florida, on March 23.

In documentation filed with the courts and obtained by MMA Fighting, Covington’s attorneys detail how he fought and defeated Masvidal in the UFC back in 2022, but afterwards, the one-time “BMF” champion said in his post-fight interview that “if I see him out in the streets, I’m going to give him everything I got to break his f*cking jaw. ” On March 21, Covington exited Papi Steak restaurant in Miami Beach and Masvidal “ambushed” him and “initiated a physical attack …without warning. ” The lawsuit states that Masvidal struck Covington “with a closed fist” to the face, and the attack was “sudden, intentional and calculated” and gave the former UFC interim welterweight champion no chance to defend himself.

Criminal charges were eventually filed against Masvidal, and he later reached a plea deal with prosecutors where he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery. He was sentenced to time served, and the court held him responsible for paying all fees attached to the case, but he faced no additional jail time. After his court hearing ended, Masvidal took to social media, where he fired back at Covington again over the incident.

“F*ck you, Colby,” Masvidal said. “It’s going to be a f*cking movie now. All these orders, all these restraining orders been lifted off.