Jorge Masvidal, Facing Trial, Offered a Helping Hand as Court Confirms Date for Colby Covington Alleged Assault Hearing

Jorge Masvidal is set to return to the octagon at UFC 287. He will be up against Gilbert Burns for the co-main event. Before that, however, ‘Gamebred’ will have to face the hands of justice. In March 2022, Jorge Masvidal faced Colby Covington at UFC 272. The two had been friends in the past, but they met as foes in the cage. Covington won the fight.

‘Gamebred’, it seemed, didn’t take the loss well. Following the fight, he jumped on Covington outside a Miami pub. Reportedly, he punched Covington several times, which left ‘Chaos’ visibly hurt.

Masvidal was arrested soon after the assault but he pleaded not guilty. The charges were leveled and Masvidal is now set to face trials in May. He, however, has found an offer of support from Belal Muhammad. The 34-year-old has offered to be Masvidal‘s alibi. In a recent tweet #4 welterweight fighter, reacted to reports of the dates for ‘Gamebred’s charges.

Belal Muhammad extends a helping hand to Jorge Masvidal

While Jorge Masvidal’s defense attorney Saam Zangeneh was optimistic about the issue being resolved by May, Belal Muhammad wanted to help in a different way. He tweeted, “Jorge hit me up if u need an alibi we were chilling playing madden all night.”

He offered to be Masvidal‘s alibi for the night the assault happened and mentioned how he could vouch give a statement saying the two were together playing Madden.

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The welterweight fighter is currently sitting on a career record of 22-3-0. The mischievous tweet has not found any response from the ‘Gamebred’.

Masvidal prepares to face Gilbert Burns

The very experienced ‘Gamebred’ is on a losing streak. He has lost his last three fights. Twice against Kamaru Usman and most recently against Colby Covington. This last loss may have been the reason for the assault in Miami. The BMF has been away from the cage since UFC 272 and is now set to come back at UFC 287. Masvidal would like to snap out of his losing streak. He will have to make the most of this opportunity, but it’s not going to be easy.

Brazilian welterweight Gilbert Burns has been a mixed bag of performance with 2 wins and 2 losses in his last four fights. He won against Stephen Thompson and Neil Magny but lost to Kamaru Usman and Khamzat Chimaev.

He will carry some confidence against Masvidal from his last win at UFC 283. Do you think the trial will affect Jorge Masvidal’s performance?

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