Gilbert Burns is confident that he would have scored his 16th career finish had Jorge Masvidal not been suspiciously slippery during their co-main event clash on Saturday night.
Nevertheless, ‘Durinho’ was victorious, earning a dominant unanimous decision victory and handing Masvidal his fourth-straight loss inside the Octagon. Following the contest, Gilbert Burns suggested that ‘Gamebred’ used an “old dog” trick to combat his grapple-heavy attack.
“I was really looking forward for a finish, but I think it was a good fight,” Burns said at the UFC 287 post-fight press conference. “I try to put on a show every single time.