A couple of Nate Diaz’s team members appeared to swung at Masvidal’s coach, which sparked a massive brawl.
The comments from Jake Paul came after both Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz, who are set to battle inside the squared circle, hurled slurs at him.
Jorge Masvidal talked about the supposed preferential treatment wanted by Nate Diaz recently, which led to difficulties in negotiating the boxing match with him.
While Diaz and Masvidal kept it professional during the event, the former UFC stars didn’t leave any chance to throw verbal jabs at each other.
Both fighters locked horns in UFC 272 in March 2022, where Covington defeated Masvidal via unanimous decision.
Masvidal further asserted that instead of the usual 155lbs, he wants to take on McGregor at 170lbs.
Days earlier, Jorge Masvidal had called out Askren for a potential rematch.
The pair originally fought in what has become one of the most infamous fights in history at UFC 239, which is the fastest KO in UFC history.
Masvidal and Paul shared a good bond two years ago as the former helped Jake, who is also known as “The Problem Child” for his boxing fight against Ben Askren.
Masvidal ended his 20-year-long MMA career after getting defeated by Gilbert Burns.
Jorge Masvidal is set to take on Gilbert Burns at UFC 287, whereas Kevin Holland will face Santiago Ponzinibbio.
Masvidal and Holland engaged in an intense altercation in a hotel lobby.
Nickal (0-0) will make his professional MMA debut when he fights John Noland (0-0) in a middleweight match.
As per earlier reports, it was learnt that Covington and Masvidal both were present at a restaurant called Papi Steak in Miami which is where the act of violence happened.
The build-up around this fight was so much because the two fighters, Covington and Masvidal share a long history.
Notably, Masvidal is one of the popular stars in the MMA circuit. If some reports are to be believed, he happens to be one of the world’s highest-paid MMA fighters, although official confirmation of the same is lacking.
Although the final venue and fight card of UFC 269 is yet to be decided, yet according to the rumours, T-Mobile in Las Vegas seems to be the destination to stage the last pay-per-view of the year.