Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal had to be kept apart by security during a fiery UFC 272 press conference.

The former teammates-turned-rivals went face-to-face with each other on Thursday ahead of their much anticipated grudge match at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

UFC president Dana White did his best to keep the pair at bay before it descended into total chaos.

Thankfully lots of security guards were there to help out as things threatened to get out of hand.

Former UFC interim welterweight champion Covington mockingly compared Masvidal to Al Pacino's character Tony Montana from the 1998 movie 'Scarface', saying: "You're a handout little b****.

"You took a PPP loan, you take an Obama phone. Have you still got your Obama phone? You're a lying a** piece of s***.

"You won't do s***. You're all talk no walk b****. What b****?

"You're a phony Montana. You're not Tony Montana, you're a phony Montana."

WATCH: Colby Covington trades verbal jabs with Jorge Masvidal during the UFC 272 press conference

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Masvidal, however, immediately fired back by taking aim at Covington's personal life.

He said: "That's clever p****, you've still got mad herpes bro.

"Still got mad herpes... your ex-girlfriend."

MMA fighters Covington and Masvidal, 34 and 37 respectively, trained together for many years at American Top Team in Florida until Covington left in 2020.

The pair clashed after Masvidal claimed that Covington failed to pay his former coach Paulino Hernandez for his interim title fight with Rafael dos Anjos.

Apr 23, 2021; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Jorge Masvidal (L) talks with UFC play-by-play commentator Jon Anik (R) during weigh-ins for UFC 261 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

And Gamebred has warned Covington that a reckoning is coming as he insisted 'I'm going to make it look very easy come Saturday night'.

Asked how he thinks the fight will play out, he replied: "It's going to be him sniffing my d*** the whole time, like he always does in every fight.

"D*** sniffer, d*** sniffer, d*** sniffer... you sniff d**** for a living bro.

"This guy's illiterate, a dumb f***. Didn't graduate middle school... You're illiterate, you can't even count. You're a dumb f***."

But Covington landed arguably the lowest blow of the night as he accused Masvidal of being a terrible father.

"You forget about your children? You deadbeat m************ dad. You're a deadbeat.

"You lying a** piece of s***. You lying a** piece of s**t, f****** b****."

Masvidal obviously wasn't going to let that slide as he could barely contain his anger before replying.

"He usually keeps his little b**** well hidden from me, man," he added.

"Little b****... shut the f*** up, shut the f*** up."