Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington used to be the best of friends, but now there's major beef between them that isn't going away anytime soon. Masvidal was hoping to get the better of Covington on Saturday night in the main event of UFC 272, only to get walloped in a unanimous decision.
Afterward, Masvidal expressed his disappointment over the loss and had some harsh words for his old friend, via ESPN's Marc Raimondi:
“To lose to a punk like that, it sucks, you know?” Masvidal said. “If I fight another wrestler, I need to make sure I can deal with this thing. … I need to fix the wrestling, man.”
But wait, there's more:
Article Continues Below“This idiot talked about my kids,” Masvidal said. “He's a still a guy, if I saw him out in the streets, I'm going to give him everything I've got to break his f—ing jaw.”
The UFC stars used to be roommates and teammates, but things went sour. According to Raimondi, “Masvidal says Covington is phony and stiffed Masvidal's coach, Paulino Hernandez, on pay,” while “Covington believes Masvidal got jealous of his success and stabbed him in the back.” It's an ugly situation, especially given how close these two men once were.
Will we get a rematch down the line?