Jorge Masvidal booked on aggravated battery, criminal mischief charges after alleged attack on Colby Covington

UFC star Jorge Masvidal was taken into custody Wednesday night in Miami Beach on charges of aggravated battery with bodily harm and criminal mischief, both of which are considered felonies, according to an arrest report obtained by ESPN.

Masvidal was booked into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center at 10:27 p.m. local time Wednesday and is being held on $15,000 bond, per online records. According to the arrest report, Masvidal's attorney called Miami Beach police Wednesday and police instructed Masvidal to surrender.

On Monday night, Masvidal allegedly punched a man twice in the face outside the Papi Steak restaurant in Miami Beach, per an incident report obtained by ESPN. One punch was to the mouth and the other to the left eye. The report stated that the man punched suffered a broken tooth.

The Miami Beach Police Department redacted the name of the man in the report, but Masvidal tagged UFC rival and former friend Colby Covington in a tweet after the incident. Masvidal said in the Twitter video: «You talk that s---, you got to back it up. That's how my city rolls, man.»

According to the report, the man said Masvidal told him, «You shouldn't have been talking about my kids.» Masvidal took umbrage with Covington talking about his relationship with his children during the lead-up to their fight March 5 at UFC 272 in Las Vegas. Covington won the headlining fight by unanimous decision.

According to the arrest report obtained Wednesday night by ESPN, the man said an estimated $15,000 of damage was done to his $90,000 Rolex watch in the incident.

Police observed an injury to Masvidal's right hand that required stitches, per the report.

A request for comment from Masvidal's team was not returned Wednesday night.

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