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Jorge Masvidal Responds to Greasing Allegation: “I’ve Never Cheated”

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Jorge Masvidal, who recently retired from the UFC Welterweight Division, denies the claims made by Gilbert Burns. After beating Masvidal in a match using a unanimous decision, Burns accused his opponent of cheating. He said that Masvidal put lotion on his skin before the fight which made it hard to grapple him as it had seeped out and became slippery during the battle.

Masvidal said on The MMA Hour that there were three commissioners backstage who oversee many people involved in the UFC, such as USADA. Masvidal also mentioned that he has never been caught trying to cheat or grease anyone.

“I’m a pretty sweaty person, but I’ve never cheated or done anything to give myself an unfair advantage. Maybe it’s the quality of his technique that is causing him to not be able to do what he wants and just get stuck on the ground.”

Burns was able to take Masvidal down four times and also got good control of him on the ground. Even though Masvidal managed to get back up, Burns landed 42 hits while Masvidal only got 39 according to UFC stats. At the end, Burns said that if it hadn’t been so hard for him to hold on to Masvidal, he would have finished the fight.

After the match, Masvidal announced that he was quitting the sport and left the arena with his family. He didn’t attend the press conference to answer Burns’ criticisms which resembled what former lightweight champion B.J. Penn said about Georges St-Pierre after their UFC 94 fight.

“I’m not a cheater,” Masvidal said. “The referee was watching us, and he must have noticed that I either had some grease or sweat on me.

I never cheated in all of my 50-plus fights as a pro, so when someone tries to spread rumors about me cheating for this one fight, it’s just wrong.”

Masvidal recently lost a fight against Burns and this was his fourth straight loss within the UFC. Additionally, Masvidal has been having some issues outside of the Cage with a person called Colby Covington that had become serious enough to end in an alleged assault by Masvidal outside of a Miami Steakhouse. However, despite these troubles outside of the cage Masvidal still maintains a clean record as far as competitions go within the octagon.

I’m really annoyed because I never cheat to win in my competitions. I don’t ever use anything like grease or Vaseline, and I’ve always been clean when it comes to using steroids and making weight. So, no matter what the other people throw out there, it doesn’t bother me since I know that I haven’t done anything wrong.

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