COCONUT CREEK, Fla. – Jorge Masvidal enters his next UFC bout against a former friend and training partner turned bitter rival.
At UFC 272, former interim welterweight champion Colby Covington will stand across from Masvidal (35-15 MMA, 12-8 UFC) at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, for a rare non-title pay-per-view headliner.
Although the two welterweights were once friends, they have since fallen out of favor, and are leaning into their beef before they trade leather inside the cage. According to Masvidal, the issue stems from Covington (16-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC) failing to pay his striking coach an agreed-upon percentage for his services. Prior to the incident, Masvidal claims he was in the process of distancing himself from Covington, but things unraveled quicker than expected.
