“In front of Trump” – Fans react as Jorge Masvidal gets dominated at UFC 287 with Donald Trump in audience

Jorge Masvidal lost to Gilbert Burns at UFC 287 via Unanimous decision. Following this, Masvidal called it a career.

“In front of Trump” – Fans react as Jorge Masvidal gets dominated at UFC 287 with Donald Trump in audience

Jorge Masvidal and Gilbert Burns (Image Courtesy: Sports Center)

UFC 287 took place this weekend inside the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. The whole card was stacked with amazing fights and one of the most anticipated ones being the welterweight bout between Jorge Masvidal and Gilbert Burns. 

Both fighters came into the fight with a loss in their last fights and a wanting to get a much-needed win at UFC 287. In the first round, both Masvidal and Burns were extremely cautious and mostly maintained distance and connected in a few exchanges. From the start of the second round, Burns dropped Masvidal and simultaneously got an amazing takedown and controlled ‘Gamebred’ on the ground throughout the round.

In the third and the final round, it was Burns who instead of going for takedowns kept the fight on the feet and connected some nasty shots on Masvidal. Even though the Miami native was getting his moments, it was the Brazilian who took the lead by delivering a conclusive takedown on Masvidal in the final minutes. After three rounds the judges scored the fight in favor of Burns who won via unanimous decision.  

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Fans react to Gilbert Burns’ decisive win against Jorge Masvidal at UFC 287

Jorge Masvidal and Gilbert Burns (Image Courtesy: Sports Center)
Jorge Masvidal and Gilbert Burns (Image Courtesy: Sports Center)

Gilbert Burns was confident after the win and announced that he will fight for the welterweight championship next. On the other side, Jorge Masvidal was emotional after losing out the opportunity to win on his home turf. Here are some of the most notable tweets after the fight. 

https://twitter.com/McGregorRousey/status/1644916539265515520?t=an2ZyRFkC0o192GkBmoq-g&s=19

In the post-fight interview, Masvidal mentioned that he doesn’t feel great fighting anymore after doing it for almost 20 long years. He still hasn’t officially retired but it seems like it’s over for the ‘Street Jesus’. 

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