Jorge Masvidal’s MMA career came to an end at UFC 287 where he announced his retirement following a unanimous decision loss to Gilbert Burns in his hometown of Miami.
Masvidal, 38, leaves on a four-fight losing streak that includes two title-fight defeats to then-welterweight champion Kamaru Usman, a lopsided decision against rival Colby Covington, and Saturday’s setback against Burns. Those four losses were Masvidal’s follow-up to a breakthrough 2019 when he knocked out Darren Till in London, landed a record 5-second knockout on Ben askren, and defeated Nate Diaz in their “BMF” title fight at UFC 244.
Masvidal, who garnered street cred as a backyard brawler in Miami, decided to call it quits just a couple months shy of 20 years as a professional in which he posted a 35-17 record over 52 career fights.
