Welterweight contender Gilbert Burns defeated Jorge Masvidal in the UFC 287 co-main event in Miami on Friday but said Masvidal felt ‘slippery’ in the fight. Burns made the allegation during the event’s post-fight press conference . ‘Durinho’ went as far as saying that he would have finished ‘Gamebred’ had Masvidal not used ‘old tricks.’ “That guy was fricken slippery,” said Burns. “It’s an old dog Miami trick with the lotion because he was so slippery. Wow.” Burns said he ’100-percent believes’ that Masvidal applied a substance to make himself harder to take down, harder to submit, and harder to grab. “I know those old tricks those guys do.
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Gilbert Burns accuses Jorge Masvidal of being ‘slippery’ – MMA Weekly