"The tricks of the old dog from Miami." Burns accused Masvidal of cheating

Former UFC welterweight title contender Gilbert Burns said that Jorge Masvidal before their duel, he smeared his body with lotion to become more slippery.

“I feel great. True, I really wanted to finish it. But it was a good fight, I always try to put on a show. I really wanted to finish it. I threw good punches, brought him to the ground. If I'm not mistaken, I had three takedown attempts, and all three times I knocked him down. Many high-class wrestlers could not do this.

A lot of the hard fighting guys he fought couldn't translate him. I succeeded. I think I have shown great growth in this aspect. But this guy was very slippery. These are the lotion tricks of the old Miami dog because he was very slippery,” Burns said at a press conference.

Recall that on the morning of April 9, Burns defeated Masvidal by unanimous decision in the co-main event of the UFC 287 tournament.