MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – It was a rematch between Ultimate Fighting Championship stars Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington but this time it wasn’t in the ring it was outside of a South Beach steak house.
In a video from Papi Steak Restaurant, a witness says you can see Covington leave the restaurant when he is ambushed.
According to a Miami Beach police report, the victim said he was leaving Papi Steak Restaurant at 736 1st St. when he was attacked by Masvidal.
He said Masvidal punched him with a closed fist twice in the face, fracturing his tooth.
A witness tells Local 10 News what he saw.
“The one guy clocked him three or four times in the face,” according to Adam Weiss, who said he saw what happened.
The two wrestling stars were once friends and now turned enemies. Earlier this month, Covington out-wrestled Masvidal in the ring.
Covington was eating dinner Monday night inside of the restaurant and as he was leaving the restaurant, Masvidal allegedly attacked him.
The victim told police that Masvidal was wearing “a hoodie raised over his head and sweatpants.” Covington said that he was able to identify Masvidal by the sound of his voice and by looking at the upper half of his face that included long curly hair sticking out of the hood.
Detectives were going up and down the block of 1st Street to retrieve surveillance footage.
Police are actively reviewing the case. If Covington decides he wants to press charges, Masdival could face criminal prosecution.
We have reached out to both Covington and Masvidal and did not hear back.