The Miami Beach Police Department has opened an investigation into an alleged physical altercation between UFC rivals Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington following reports and bystander video of the incident that occurred Monday night outside a popular restaurant.
In a police report obtained Tuesday by MMA Junkie, the MBPD confirmed responding to an incident labeled as a felony battery outside Papi Steak. The report does not state that charges have been filed but identifies Masvidal as the lone suspect.
Covington is not explicitly named in the police report. An MBPD information officer told MMA Junkie the alleged suspect in this incident invoked “Marsy’s Law” to protect their information. However, Masvidal identified Covington on Twitter. This happened before TMZ Sports released cell phone video of Covington speaking to police, as well as footage of Masvidal being restrained from Covington.
