It seems like no one was a fan of the UFC’s new and “improved” gloves.
After being introduced in April 2024, the promotion’s 3Eight and 5Eight gloves have been formally deserted, as introduced by play-by-play man John Gooden as Saturday’s struggle card in Las Vegas went stay.
“One be aware beginning tonight and transferring ahead, all fighters will return to utilizing the previous gloves, not those not too long ago launched,” Gooden confirmed.
The UFC revealed plans to return to the previous gloves in 2025, however that didn’t go into full impact till not too long ago when manufacturing was in a position to produce sufficient of the previous gloves for use in any respect occasions. Earlier than that, the UFC had been using the previous gloves on pay-per-view occasions, however utilizing the newer design for Struggle Night time playing cards.
The brand new gloves have been first utilized in June at UFC 302. 5 months later, their destiny was sealed by UFC CEO Dana White.
“As a result of there have been a whole lot of complaints,” White stated concerning the new gloves in November. “We initially created these gloves to cease eye pokes and we had good intentions with them. They didn’t work out. Individuals weren’t proud of them. So I truly made the choice. Known as our chief working officer Lawrence [Epstein] and stated I’m switching the gloves, I need the previous gloves again.”
Josh Barnett suggests one other glove design for the UFC that’s already been confirmed to work fairly properly
The choice to return to the previous gloves obtained a lot fanfare from UFC fighters new and previous. Lately, former heavyweight champion Josh Barnett supplied his tackle the debacle, suggesting that the promotion ought to look to design a glove much like the sort utilized in PRIDE.
“Perhaps they’ll begin on growing a PRIDE styled glove and have one thing really prime class,” Barnett wrote on X. “Even the usual gloves that they’ve been utilizing for therefore lengthy have quite a bit that may be improved. I do know once I fought in them I didn’t actually like them. The OG Boxergenics glove I felt have been higher.”
