UFC star Colby Covington ‘not well’ after Jorge Masvidal’s public attack in Miami, says Chael Sonnen
Colby Covington is “not good” after Jorge Masvidal’s public attack, according to former UFC star Chael Sonnen.
Sonnen, who has a good relationship with Covington, posted a video update on Twitter on Friday.
“Not good. Guys keep asking me how is Colby (Covington). I’m going to be very light on the details; it’s not my story to tell. Want an answer? There’s your answer – Not good.
Masvidal was arrested for attacking Covington at a steakhouse in Miami last Monday night.
It was reported that Masvidal was able to reunite on Monday and he snuck up on Covington to punch him twice in the face.
Covington suffered a broken tooth and damage to his $90,000 Rolex watch. As a result, Covington filed charges and “Gamebred” was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with bodily harm and criminal mischief.
If convicted, the 37-year-old could face up to 15 years in prison and/or a $10,000 fine for second-degree grievous bodily harm with possible additional penalties from the charge. of criminal mischief that accompanies it.
In the first degree, the potential sentence can be up to 30 years.
There was already a lot of bad blood between Masvidal and Covington before their clash at UFC 272 earlier this month, which Chaos ended up winning overall after Masvidal couldn’t handle his fight.
The two were best friends and even lived together during their time as teammates at American Top Team. They regularly cornered and were seen as close before Masvidal thought Covington wasn’t paying their money properly and that would let Covington leave the gym.
However, in the build-up to their fight, Covington brought the Masvidal kids into trash-talk and not just Gamebred, but the vast majority of the MMA community felt that was a step too far.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has previously slammed Covington for filing charges against Masvidal, believing the welterweight should have been ready to back up his remarks after he insulted Masvidal’s family.
“If you’re stronger than someone inside the octagon, that doesn’t mean you can insult their children. No one has the right to insult someone’s family,” Khabib said. .
“Once you’ve taken this route, be prepared to back up your point. You were attacked by a professional fighter, the same as you, of your size, and you are going to file a complaint against him with the police? »
Covington has yet to say anything publicly about the attack and given that he normally has something to say about everything, that’s probably indicative in itself.
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