The UFC heavyweight was charged with common assault Thursday in Australia after throwing a boomerang at fellow fighter Colby Covington in a street altercation. The New South Wales Police Force posted the information about the incident on Facebook without including the names of either party.
Werdum throwing the boomerang, which hit Covington in the neck, per the police, was captured on video by UFC fighter Dan Hooker. Werdum is scheduled to headline UFC Sydney on Saturday against Marcin Tybura.
Covington told MMA Fighting early Thursday morning that he was pursuing charges against Werdum.