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In the course of the UFC
309 press
convention, UFC chief Dana White
confirmed that the newly designed gloves launched earlier this
12 months will now not be in use at this occasion. Taking it a step
additional, White then famous these gloves designed by gear
firm Dyaco wouldn’t be worn going ahead. The promotion,
efficient Saturday, will revert again to the unique glove design
it has used for years.
At the moment heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones
complained in regards to the new gloves at media day,
stating that they have been uncomfortable and required him to go up
a number of sizes. He later expressed aid that the UFC had gone again
to the unique set. In the course of the presser, The Mac Life requested why the
UFC deliberate on switching again to its earlier mannequin at this
occasion.
“As a result of…there have been quite a lot of complaints about them,” White
remarked, “we initially created these gloves to cease eye pokes,
and we had good intentions with them. They didn’t work out; individuals
weren’t pleased with them. So, I truly made the choice, known as
our Chief Working Officer Lawrence [Epstein] and stated, ‘we’re
switching the gloves. I need the outdated gloves again.’”
He continued, after responding within the affirmative that this swap
is everlasting, “The brand new gloves at the moment are the outdated gloves.”
The brand new gloves first appeared at UFC 302 on June 1, with the objective
to chop down on eye pokes and doubtlessly scale back cranial trauma with
much less padding. Additionally they modified the design to place the seam of the
glove on a distinct location, and altered the wrist attachment as
properly in hopes of stopping inadvertent hurt from the gloves
themselves.
In a restricted pattern measurement of 252 bouts spanning from UFC 302 to UFC
Struggle Evening 247, victorious fighters knocked out their opponent in
about 22.6% of their bouts. This share is properly off the UFC
common the place roughly 32% of matches finish by knockout or technical
knockout. As compared, the primary 213 UFC fights in 2024 noticed a
knockout charge just below 32%, whereas plummeting after the brand new
gloves went into impact. It’s unclear if the group is
leaving these gloves behind due to decrease end charges, an
uncalculated change in eye pokes or one more reason.
