{"id":7411,"date":"2023-11-06T23:28:44","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T20:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/7411\/jorge-masvidal-pleads-no-contest\/"},"modified":"2023-11-06T23:28:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T20:28:45","slug":"jorge-masvidal-pleads-no-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=7411","title":{"rendered":"Jorge Masvidal pleads no contest to misdemeanor battery charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jorge Masvidal pleads no contest to misdemeanor battery charge\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Marc Raimondi, ESPN editor<span class=\"timestamp \">November 6, 2023, 6:43 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jorge Masvidal pleaded no contest Monday to a misdemeanor battery charge in a case stemming from an alleged attack on his former friend and UFC rival Colby Covington in March 2022, Masvidal&#8217;s attorney Saam Zangeneh confirmed. at ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>The two criminal charges Masvidal faced, one for aggravated battery and the other for criminal mischief, were dropped as part of a plea deal.  Masvidal was sentenced to time served \u2013 he spent several hours in jail and appeared in court several times over the past 20 months \u2013 and court costs.<\/p>\n<p>According to Miami-Dade County court records, Masvidal&#8217;s case is considered a conviction with credit for time served.<\/p>\n<p>Masvidal posted a <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/video\/\"   title=\"video\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">video<\/a> on Instagram with the caption: &#8220;Victory Monday!<\/p>\n<p>Masvidal was accused of attacking Covington outside a steakhouse in Miami Beach on March 21, 2022, hitting him twice.  The incident occurred a little more than two weeks after Covington defeated Masvidal in a UFC fight, which included a heated discussion and trash talk during which Masvidal objected to things Covington said about Masvidal&#8217;s children.  Masvidal and Covington were best friends and roommates before an ugly split.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis case was bullshit\u2026\u201d Bradford Cohen, also Masvidal\u2019s lawyer, wrote on Instagram.  &#8220;Colby threatens to kill my client on sight. Instead of living up to that threat, he runs and hides behind a hostess stand. Then files criminal charges. Colby is a true millennial.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The police report states that Covington suffered a chipped or broken tooth, and Covington later claimed in court that he suffered a brain injury from the beating.<\/p>\n<p>Masvidal, 38, retired from the UFC in April after several years as one of the promotion&#8217;s top stars.  He told ESPN last month that he plans to return to competitive boxing in early 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jorge Masvidal pleads no contest to misdemeanor battery charge\u060c Marc Raimondi, ESPN editorNovember 6, 2023, 6:43 p.m. Jorge Masvidal pleaded no contest Monday to a misdemeanor battery charge in a case stemming from an alleged attack on his former friend and UFC rival Colby Covington in March 2022, Masvidal&#8217;s attorney Saam Zangeneh confirmed. at ESPN. 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