Jorge Masvidal announced his retirement from MMA following his loss to Gilbert Burns at UFC 287. Although retirement had been on the cards for some time, Masvidal had hoped that a win over Burns might have given him the chance to settle a rivalry with Leon Edwards, and he wanted to see if his recent struggles were due to injury or a lack of fitness. However, he admits that his performance was not what he had hoped for and that his best fighting days are behind him.

Masvidal, who has had a 20-year MMA career, has now turned his attention to promoting the sport, including overseeing a Gamebred Boxing card earlier this month, promoting bare-knuckle MMA in Florida, and other business ventures. He says he will always practice martial arts, but will no longer fight at the highest level.