MIAMI – Amid an ongoing courtroom case wherein he filed claims of brain injury, Colby Covington is in line for a UFC title shot in opposition to welterweight champion Leon Edwards.
The mathematics on that doesn’t add as much as UFC contender Jorge Masvidal, the defendant who presently faces felony prices for an alleged attack on Covington outdoors of a Miami steakhouse in March 2022.
“I presently have three felonies as a result of this b*tch Colby says I gave him a mind harm, so how the f*ck is he going to combat for any title, is what I wish to know,” Masvidal advised reporters together with MMA Junkie at a UFC 287 pre-fight information convention Wednesday. “The UFC goes to get sued if that man goes in there and one thing like that occurs. As a result of supposedly, allegedly as a result of I didn’t do sh*t, he says I gave him a mind harm. I didn’t do sh*t to him.”
Though Covington has not competed because the alleged incident, UFC president Dana White has repeatedly designated him subsequent in line for a title shot. That hasn’t stopped followers from pondering if the winner of Saturday’s UFC 287 co-main occasion between Masvidal (35-16 MMA, 12-9 UFC) and Gilbert Burns (21-5 MMA, 14-5 UFC) might steal that spot.
Within the combat recreation, self-promotion turns into an important negotiating device. So, regardless of a court-mandated restraining order, Masvidal wouldn’t be stunned if Covington nonetheless exhibits up at Kaseya Middle to seize the highlight.
“In fact, he’s an attention-seeking-ass whore,” Masvidal stated. “He’s going to be there. From 100 ft away and 20 safety guards, he’s going to be saying all varieties of crazy-ass sh*t, that he’s the king of this and that. He’s solely the king of calling cops and s*cking c*ck.”
“… I don’t give a flying f*ck. All I do know is he has a restraining order on me. I’ve to remain 100 ft away from this particular person. I don’t even know why he would even put such a factor on me, as a result of I’m simply the good man. My thoughts continues to be blown as to why he has a restraining order on me after which he’s claiming he’s the sort of I don’t know what. No matter.”
Masvidal, 38, faces two felony prices: aggravated battery and prison mischief. A 3rd felony of committing a felony whereas carrying a masks has been dropped by the courtroom. Masvidal has pleaded not responsible. His subsequent courtroom listening to is a pre-trial date setting Could 10 in Miami-Dade County (Fla.) courtroom.
Saam Zangeneh, the protection lawyer for Masvidal, expressed optimism on the case’s most up-to-date listening to on Feb. 15 {that a} take care of the state lawyer’s workplace might occur earlier than authorized proceedings attain trial.
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