The BKFC has no published rules regarding the application of Vaseline/petroleum jelly. In his complaint, obtained by the Journal through an Inspection of Public Records request, Sanchez said he believed that “some sort of lubricant” applied to Trout’s “neck, face, shoulders and back,” prevented Sanchez from clinching effectively and caused Trout to gain an unfair advantage “leading to doctors stoppage from a cut.”Ī cornerman did apply a thin coat of a substance believed to be Vaseline to Trout’s shoulders and upper back in the ring immediately before the fight, but this was witnessed by observers from both the BKFC and the Athletic Commission. Trout, a former world boxing champion, defeated Sanchez, an accomplished MMA fighter, by fourth-round stoppage (cuts) in the semi-main event of a BKFC card at Tingley Coliseum. The New Mexico Athletic Commission has opted to take no action on a complaint filed by Albuquerque combat-sports athlete Diego Sanchez, finding no merit in his allegation of “greasing” on the part of Las Cruces’ Austin Trout during their bare-knuckle fight on Feb. Diego Sanchez gets a punch to the face by Austin Trout during the KnuckleMania 3 Bare Knuckle Fight Championship at Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, N.M., Friday, Feb.

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