Why does Conor McGregor put on Vaseline before fights? #UFC

I looked into why UFC fighters like Conor McGregor put on Vaseline (petroleum jelly) before their MMA fights!

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[Jay-Tee]

Has been used for all kinds of fighting sports for years especially boxing

[gavinwavy]

“Too much Vaseline”
GSP *visibly sweating*

[GgLe_was_my_idea]

"you're never gonna catch me"
~Greased up deaf guy

[idanrgoane]

not just someone like conor, it’s normal for every single fighter…

[KushagraTomarMusic]

"Following me would be a good advantage"
Guess we're gonna stay disadvantaged

[watataps]

"Why don't they just put Vaseline on the gloves"
-Sun Tzu

[DReactinumDash]

1) everyone has to have vaseline it’s not a choice
2) it gets applied by a commission cutman, not the fighter or their corner so they can’t cheese it even if they wanted to

[HH-xwqt]

Uuh, yeah, they've just been doing this in boxing for 100+ years.

[AntwanGames]

Dude knew what he was doing putting Conor McGregor in the title LOL

[srksharma]

GSP:- all right I'm gonna use this to protect my shoulders and back. Shouldn't be a problem

[mertcebeci]

Actually it doesn’t make the punches “slip”, rather makes the skin more elastic and forgiving

[leongarcia]

Can confirm
It's fucking useful in boxing especially
Last time me and my brother sparred we got burned so badly because we both had our hits slip off of each other and the speed of the punch literally felt like hell on your skin

[Henveymick]

It also stops sweat from your hair dripping into your eyes. It's main purpose.

[itsdecaylsd]

As a South African the way you say Vaseline is killing me

[whosyodaddy]

I guess this comment section never seen a group of girls about to have a hood fight. Y'all too impressed with common sense.

[ThefortniteKid]

It’s used to prevent “glove burns” similar to a carpet burn.

[willowseljan]

professional boxer's use it too and btw it is NOT illegal to use Vaseline the cutman puts it on the fighter and they know how much to use. Why are you throwing shade on Conor ??? Vaseline is used to help prevent cuts.

[fenyx]

Meanwhile me who is allergic to Vaseline (of all things): “Yeah yeah sounds good mate. Ima just…”

[arisshala]

Fun fact wrestlers put a lot of vasoline on their body, that's why they never bleed and they look sweaty at start

[first--class]

Haha "luckily following me is a huge advantage as well" 🤣👌