Jorge Masvidal slams friend-turned-rival Colby Covington after losing to fellow American at UFC 272

Jorge Masvidal called former teammate Colby Covington a ‘b***h’ and ‘coward’ after losing to his fellow American in the main event at UFC 272 on Sunday.

Covington outwrestled his friend-turned-rival securing an unanimous-decision victory – 49-46, 50-44, 50-45, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Following the welterweight main event, security guards entered the ring after the pair started to exchange words in the Octagon as they awaited the score cards from the judges.

Covington, 34, secured the victory by an unanimous-decision victory at the T-Mobile Arena

‘I wrestled like s***,’ said Masvidal in his post-fight press conference.

‘That first takedown I gave up, he took my back, he rode me pretty good.

‘I felt like on the feet I definitely did more damage. I didn’t pounce after I dropped him [in the fourth round]. I thought he was gonna shoot [for a takedown], I was thinking of the wrong s***. 

‘That was my chance right there, to make a sprint and maybe make it a 10-8 or 10-7 round.

‘He’s a b***h. The b***h can wrestle, though.’

 Masvidal, 37, was clearly downhearted following the result with his emotions running high.

‘To lose to a b***h like that, obviously no one wants to lose to a coward like that. It just sucks, man.

‘It just sucks because this idiot talked about my kids. I still think he’s a f*****g p***y, you know? He’s still a guy who, if I saw him out in the streets, I’d go up to him and break his f*****g jaw. He doesn’t have power in his hands, that’s why he goes right to sniffing the crotch.’

Masvidal labelled Covington a b***h and coward post fight and the pair had to be seperated

Covington antagonised his former teammate as tempers started to flare at the Octagon

Covington appeared to poke his opponent in the eye in round one and was warned of his actions by referee Herb Dean. The 34-year-old then landed a low blow in the crotch during the second round.

‘The eye poke was pretty bad, man, my eye’s still hurting right now,’ Masvidal said. ‘I’m not gonna take nothing away from him winning the fight, because that was just one sequence, but he poked the s*** out of my eye. 

‘Herb Dean’s not my cup of tea when it comes to refereeing. Everyone here has seen him have numerous hiccoughs. Colby’s always been kind of a dirty fighter.’

When asked what he had said to Covington at the end of the fight, Masvidal revealed: ‘I just know I told him: ‘You’re a b***h, I’ll get you eventually.’