Facing felony charges after an alleged assault of rival Colby Covington , UFC star Jorge Masvidal maintains his claim of innocence. Masvidal was arrested March 23 days after an alleged assault of Covington took place outside of a Miami steakhouse and faces charges of aggravated battery and criminal mischief. Masvidal was quick to plead not guilty in court to the charges against him, but when asked in a recent interview about the alleged incident, he explained he doesn’t take lightly to people talking about his family – something Covington did in the lead-up to their UFC 272 bout in March. “I come from a different place than many people and we walk differently in that place,” Masvidal told ESPN Deportes in Spanish.
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