Jorge Masvidal disputes and accuses Colby Covington of stealing from Jon Jones during his college days

J. Masvidal and C. Covington face each other in UFC 272. Photo: SUPER FIGHTS montage

In the week of one of his most important fights in Ultimate, Jorge masvidal He decided to open the 'book of memories'. Opponent of Colby covington No. UFC 272, which takes place this Saturday (5), 'Jesus das Ruas' once again raised controversy against his former best friend. This time, the fighter accused his former training partner of stealing Jon Jones during college times.

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"Jon Jones warned me countless times. Me and Jon Jones We weren't close. We didn't talk much, but he sent me messages through our manager at the time. 'Keep an eye on this guy. He stole my clothes. My clothes don't even fit him. He stole money from me when we left the room.' I never talked to him (Jones) again after that,” said Masvidal, in an interview with 'ESPN'.

After accusing his former training partner, Jorge continued. After publicizing the supposed controversy with Jon, the owner of the 'Most Thick' belt questioned Colby's courage.

“Do you know what would happen if he got caught by Jon Jones? He would leave the room running, but if he was in the Twitter, he would tease. (…) I can’t respect that. If you're going to say something, support it. Be in Twitter or in person. He's a coward. I can’t wait to put an end to this charlatan,” she signed off.

Ultimate welterweight standouts, Covington and Masvidal head the UFC 272. Once friends and now enemies, the athletes will take their differences to the octagon this weekend.

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