Jorge Masvidal has recently spoken out at a Miami Beach restaurant amid reports of an altercation with fellow MMA fighter Colby Covington.
On Monday night, Fox Sports 640 South Florida radio host Andy Slater took to his Twitter account to report that former friends Masvidal, 37, and Covington, 34, "fighting outside local eatery Papi Steak" before the police were called. fell in" scene.
Soon after, Masvidal shared a video of himself in a post on Twitter, tagging Covington, who had just defeated him in a UFC grudge match two weeks ago.
"Calling it a show-your-face challenge," Masvidal said in the seconds-long clip, which can be seen at the top of this article. "What's up? I'm from dad county. You talk that s***, you have to back it up. That's how my town rolls, man."
In another post shared on his Instagram Story, Masvidal also tagged Covington's account as the soundtrack to Kodak Black's track "Super Gremlin". Part of the song includes: "Cause now it ain't safe for you / You switched like ap**** lil' b****."
Masvidal's manager, Malki Cava of First Round Management, took a jibe at the situation, tweeting: "I hear someone from Miami who says he's the king of it, is missing a tooth. Can anyone confirm this? Is it? I want the video ASAP."
Covington calls himself the "King of Miami" on Instagram. He has also taunted Masvidal in several positions after defeating him in the Octagon.
After TMZ shared video footage of the brawl, Covington appeared to recount the events of the night as he said: "He's swinging here, trying to come at me, and I ran to the back of the room."
"How would he know I'm here?" Covington can be heard asking social media star Bob Meneri, who replied: "I don't know. You're all over the internet."
Newsweek has contacted representatives for Masvidal, Covington, the Miami Police Department and Papi Steak for comment.
Earlier in the night, Meneri and YouTube star Nelk Boyz posted video footage of Covington inside Papi Steak. In a clip shared by Meneri, Covington, a California native, was referred to as the "king" of Miami.
Responding to the outcome of the incident, podcaster Menri tagged Masvidal in a Twitter post as he said he was "extremely disappointed" with the way things played out.
"Never had a problem with @GamebredFighter," Menri wrote. "Extremely disappointed with the way they chose to handle their ongoing 'beef' which is already settled in a regulated platform."
The regulated platform in question was the Octagon at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, where on March 5 Covington dominated Masvidal in an unequal battle that culminated in the two former best friends becoming bitter enemies.
"I was different from wrestling. I needed to wrestle more," Masvidal told Joe Rogan after the fight, according to MMA Junkie. "I didn't wrestle today. I was flat."
Speaking in the Octagon moments after the winner was named, Covington made a derogatory talk about Masvidal targeting Dustin Poirier.
"I just took care of the Miami street trash," Covington said of his two former U.S. top teammates. It's time to take care of the Louisiana swamp garbage.
According to ESPN, Masvidal and Covington became close friends more than a decade ago, as they bonded over their love of training and poker. The outlet reports that the fighters once even shared an apartment.
The pair reportedly split due to several incidents and disagreements, with the pair publicly expressing their distaste for each other in recent years.