A man has been charged after allegedly getting into a fight outside a pub with prominent sports journalist Paul Kent over the weekend.

Video emerged on social media over the weekend appearing to show News Corp journalist Kent arguing with and then getting into a scuffle with another man on a street in Rozelle, in Sydney's inner-west, late on Saturday night.

The video starts with Kent, 54, appearing to be already arguing with a man, who Kent says was abusing him.

"You shit-talked me when I walked past," Kent appears says in the video while people try to keep the men apart.

The appear to call each other "f***ing dogs" before Kent appears to shout "weak c***" at the man and tells him "come here now".

Bystanders try to keep the men separated, but they come together, spilling off the footpath outside Three Weeds Hotel and onto the road before the video seems to show the man tossing Kent to the ground, after which the incident ends.

"About 11:20pm on Saturday 27 April 2024, two men allegedly engaged in a verbal argument before they became involved in a physical altercation outside a restaurant on Evans Street, Rozelle," NSW Police said.

"Following extensive inquiries, about 6:45pm yesterday [Sunday 28 April 2024], a 35-year-old man attended Balmain Police Station where he was arrested.

"He was taken to Newtown Police Station and charged with affray.