Jon Jones says ditching new gloves that debuted earlier this year was not his request. So why did Dana White scrap them now?
The fighters competing at UFC 309 this Saturday night won’t be using the new glove design introduced by the promotion in June.
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and the chance of a fighter putting their fingers into an opponent’s gloves during grappling exchanges. The new design has been used at every UFC event since UFC 302, which took place on June 1 ...
The promotion unveiled a new glove design in April that aimed to reduce cuts and abrasions, eye pokes, and hand injuries. Fighters wore the gloves for the first time at UFC 302 in June ...
In the initial revelation of the glove design, the promotion touted better construction, fitting, and material. The motives for the changes included an attempt to prevent eye pokes and broken hands.
Dana White reveals it was ultimately his call to bring back the old UFC gloves that are going to be used at UFC 309 and it ...
Fighters competing at UFC 309 are set to wear older versions of gloves, which were initially replaced by a new design that ...
UFC 309 Media Day took place Wednesday in New York and one bit of news fighters were reacting to was that the organization will revert to its old glove design for Saturday’s event. The short ...