Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum was involved in an altercation with fellow fighter Colby Covington in Sydney, Australia, which is the site Saturday's UFC fights.
The two fighters engaged in a verbal altercation before Werdum hit Covington with what appears to be a boomerang. The incident was videoed by fellow fighter Dan Hooker.
@FabricioWerdum attacks @ColbyCovMMA with a boomerang outside the hotel for UFC Sydney! 😵 pic.twitter.com/MCadJmCaXu
— Dan Hangman Hooker (@danthehangman) November 16, 2017
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Covington recorded part of the verbal exchanged on Instagram live, and he is heard calling Werdum an anti-gay slur. He also says several negative things about Werdum's home country of Brazil.
Here's the NSFW video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=47&v=nu_m3G3jjig
According to MMANYTT.com, Covington is pressing charges against Werdum for assault.
Colby Covington pressing charges against Fabricio Werdum over alleged assault #UFC https://t.co/ssfvoB0jX7
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) November 16, 2017
Werdum claims Covington kicked him, and he said he never threw a punch. Authorities are investigating the incident.
Werdum is 22-7-1 in his MMA career, while Covington is 13-1.
(h/t MMA Fighting)
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