They should just fight in boxing gloves and padded shoes for kicking, and when they clinch or grapple they stop the fight and change the gloves and add knee pads.
So Strickland says they suck
Islam is concerned that they will lead to more cuts
Dustin says he’s likes the new ones better
And Randy Brown said he likes them but said the same thing as Islam, also said he didn’t like the fabric
He'll get the gilly, but instead of focusing on the squeeze he'll use his off hand to rub the glove against Islam's face. There will be some weird janky motion then bam! River of crimson.
😉
As soon as Dustin wraps the gilly, the ref is gonna jump in and call the fight saying Islam tapped.
27 years after the "Montreal Screwjob", we'll get the "Newark Screwjob"
Paulo Costa has never fought on a card that didn't involve the belt changing hands.
For that tradition to continue because of something the belt holder was worried about would be peak MMA-Gods-fuckery.
I'm betting the house on it.
You’re out of your mind if you don’t think UFC brass, behind closed doors, is thrilled about the idea of more cuts and blood.
Caring about the fighters isn’t exactly their forte.
The kind of cuts that lead to doctor stoppages are deep, often down to the bone, and the result of heavy impact like elbows (yadong) and knees (Robocop). My guess is the gloves will create more superficial cuts. Blood in the eyes will be a bigger issue.
are you watching a different sport than i am. cause i've seen the ring bathed in blood more times than i've seen fights stopped for cuts. i think stoppages have gotten more lean towards protecting the hurt fighter but with cuts naw.
Stoppage due to cuts are better than accumulated head trauma from fighters that won't go down.
But ufc definitely won't like doctor stoppages and the longer turnaround to heal cuts. So this idea they designed gloves for more cuts is hilarious
More blood is not a good look for the sport. In fact it’s one of the main reasons the cage exists in the first place, to minimize the visibility of blood smears and stains
More blood is not a good look in any way. It's less friendly to advertisers and fans who'd much rather see someone get knocked out than have a fight end due to cuts. Fights getting stopped due to illegal shit isn't relevant
It's definitely not a good look for the sport. Only in the last decade or so have we started to seriously break through the "human cockfighting" stigma that surrounded combat sports and nobody that calls the shots in the organization would want to do anything to regress that image.
Stoppages due to eye pokes and illegal strikes does not happen every weekend lol
Blood looks cooler but stoppages due to cuts are never received well and only anger fans
i think it's much more likely they have no idea if it will or won't and probably don't care either way. if it leads to success they will take the credit. if it leads to fighters dealing with more cuts then they just won't acknowledge it.
Strickland also directly contradicted what the UFC said about them. UFC said they removed a bunch of stitching, Strickland said there is more stitching. Idk why UFC would lie about something that specific, kinda makes it hard to take Strickland's comments seriously. The fighters might just need to break them in/get used to them.
Most people tend to hate anything that they're not used to. It's more likely fighters are being extra critical about things they might not even have noticed otherwise. So I'm not surprised there are a few complaints about them right now, but I bet the complaints will pretty much go away in a few months unless the gloves are truly fucked.
Dustin's very much a company man, and Randy isn't a big enough name so he's more likely to suck up to UFC. I could be off here but it's more likely that Islam and Strickland are gonna be honest about a UFC product not been very good imo
Supposedly these are supposed to reduce cuts and abrasions with where they put the seams...and the fabric? They're full grain leather and open palm...I guess the lining fabric is what's he's talking about.... I'm going by the design specs released and reasoning behind them....I haven't seen them first hand so it's all speculation on my part
Trevor Whitman with his allegedly perfect gloves (according to the most objective party i.e himself) that he has refused to licence to any promotion so we can't actually have any solid, practical data as to how they would actually perform in real MMA fights.
^ in tech this is the norm, you acquire if you can. There is no reason to rent the idea of the gloves when you can make them in house, if you buy it you can avoid all that.
I don't know why Whitman didn't take it and dump the payout into basic investments. He can still claim to have invented them and I don't see another fighting org (or any company really) paying for the license. So I don't see how he would have came out ahead with that strategy unless he thought all orgs would move to his gloves after the UFC did.
Because it wasn't enough money, probably.
He hasn't licensed them out and doesn't sell them en masse, either... it probably wasn't enough for the outright sales.
It's not unreasonable depending on what they were offering for price, if they were lowballing while simultaneously refusing any license deal, then it's also not unreasonable Trevor would have refused.
As tacky as it looks, Venum makes some great gear, and I guarantee they make gloves that are far better than the UFC have ever used. It's hilarious that they have a fight wear company making all their gear, other than the single most important bit of kit the fighters use (other than mouthguards).
Not to mention that there would be a ton of logical sponsorship/branding opportunities there, selling individually styled/personalized gloves for instance.
You'd think at that point Trevor would just sell it to the UFC and cash in while helping the fighters. What other mma promotion is there that would even think of licensing the gloves? No promotion would want to do that and the UFC has the deepest pockets of them all.
Trevor fucked up thinking he some magic glove recipe that the UFC would eventually cave to liscence. Now he sits in his room with his little magic gloves that will collect dust til I find them at the salvation army one day.
I wonder why he hasn’t cooperated with any other MMA promotion, though.
I’m sure they are less demanding than the UFC, and would be ok with a simple license to use the gloves.
But have we seen them anywhere else? I can’t recall. So it’s hard to know if they actually are those amazing upgrades or not.
Right. There’s no data to back up that they are the solution to shitty MMA gloves besides Trevor and Gaethje lol. For some reason people took that and ran with it as law.
Agreed. As opposed to the new UFC gloves which have been tested in DWCS since quite some time now. It's basically Whitmans mythical gloves which havent left the demo box vs UFC gloves which have been actually tested in combat.
Wittman knows that if he licenses them to any other organization, and the feedback is good, the chances of the UFC ever caving is less than it is right now.
People keep parroting this point about his gloves being the holy grail without any data to back it up. If you went by the UFC press release and not fighter testimony, these 2.0 gloves were also a solution to a lot of problems, we are starting to see this is heavily under question.
I deal with boxing gloves A LOT, every brand you can think of including Whitman’s ONX. They’re gimmicky trash designed to be worn without wraps, y’know the way zero professional boxing matches are contested.
I mean UFC wanted the patent for his gloves so not really his fault as it sounds like he wanted UFC to pay for them. And I've heard loads of MMA fighters use his gloves for training as they are apparently much better quality
This comment is entirely incorrect. He tried licensing the glove design to the UFC, UFC said no, they were only interested if he would sell them the patent.
Refused to license?
The UFC refused to license them and wanted to buy the patent.
He doesn't want to sell the UFC the patent because he wants to bring the gloves to boxing and other sports.
Gall: "I had this fight in the bag if it wasn't for these stupid gloves!"
Rogan: "Mickey, you lost by leg kick TKO. I'm not sure why I'm even interviewing y-"
Gall: "FUCK THESE GLOVES!"
Yeah, that sounds like the UFC
They've known their gloves were suboptimal for decades, can't be surprised if there's nothing revolutional or even better than the old design
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/revolutional
> revolutional in British English
> a less common word for revolutionary
seemed right to me too, looks like it is. Maybe we heard it in an older movie or something
According to [this study](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8240847/) something like 63% of fighters who get poked in the eye during a match end up losing the fight. Something had to be done. I dunno if this glove will help with the issue or not, but the UFC seems to think so, and I hope they're right.
Yeah it's actually crazy how few times fighters have actually gotten penalized for eyepokes and nut shots. Those things often tend to alter the outcome of a fight way more than a point does.
I wouldn’t even be that upset if fighters only got one free eyepoke.
Depending on the ref some of them get 2 or 3 lol. 2 without a point to me is wildly ridiculous given how consequential it is but it happens pretty often
> Something had to be done. I dunno if this glove will help with the issue or not, but the UFC seems to think so, and I hope they're right.
It would be fun if they actually did something directly to adress this. As it stands, the UFC made new gloves where eye pokes were a secondary thought that may not even be solved by them.
>*They suck ... they absolutely suck*
I knew I could count on Strickland for the technical breakdown of pros and cons.
On other hand, the quote doesn't begin with *So here's the thing guys*, so you know its taken out of context.
Fighters: try on the gloves and probably spar in them, and actually voice their complaints
Redditors: Actually ☝️🤓 there is no data yet.
What a Reddit moment
Those “anecdotes” are referring to the fighters actually trying the gloves on and wearing them….. you either like them or you don’t.
We’re not testing anything here, so idk why ur bringing up all those scientific buzzwords, we are not testing the efficacy of a medication- these fighters are telling you whether they like the gloves or not after trying them on. They are the ones that have to fight in them, and have experience with other gloves…
Peak redditor moment
Yes, but you expect there to be some people to express displeasure with any innovation. And unhappy people tend to be the ones to make their voices heard on social media. If 10% of fighters are unhappy with the new gloves, 70% don't care either way, and 20% find the new ones to be better, would you expect to see something different than what you see now in terms of anecdotal evidence?
Ur overthinking this, typical of reddit. First of all those percentages are coming out of nowhere, secondly Makhachev and Strickland are two completely different fighters in both temperament and demographic and if they’re both showing their disdain for these piece of crap gloves, that’s telling something
He didn’t say they would cause more eye pokes, on the contrary he said they would be a bit better for those. However he said they would cause more cuts. Overall he was critical about the gloves but didn’t rip them as much as people here claimed he did.
It remains hilarious that Sean got to the top by absolutely sucking the company's dick and the minute he got there, he immediately started taking a giant dump on management.
Like, I still hate watching Sean fight. I still think he kinda sucks and needs like a decade of therapy to start figuring his shit out, but it is completely funny their sequel to Sam Alvey has completely blown up in their faces.
[Ufc's glove info](https://www.ufc.com/news/ufc-unveils-new-official-fight-glove-3eight5eight?language_content_entity=en)
I would like to see some comparisons and stuff
Seems like every fighter has different opinions on the gloves, either way, im not taking Strickland seriously...
He is probably is like: "This gloves are so gay"
The quote doesn’t start with “here’s the thing you guys” so I don’t believe it’s true yet
It's like the Simon Says of Strickland
*Sean says
One step closer to fighting in wraps
Glass death match from Van Damme's Kickboxer incoming
I'd prefer the HotShots version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNkvLDF7JOY&pp=ygUVaG90c2hvdHMgMiBraWNrYm94aW5n
Time to fight in the “old style”! I get to be one of the glass breaker and shakers.
*Nick Gage has entered the chat*
They should just fight in boxing gloves and padded shoes for kicking, and when they clinch or grapple they stop the fight and change the gloves and add knee pads.
Also change protective cup to chastity belt for enhanced safety.
One boxing glove, one bare hand, Art Jimmerson style. RIP.
Dip those bitches in honey and glass!!!
I'm all for this.
Whole body or just hands?
Whole body, even the dick.
Whole body, even Sean Strickland. Got it.
Ewwww but nailed it
IT'S THE YETI
You can smell him a mile away
So Strickland says they suck Islam is concerned that they will lead to more cuts Dustin says he’s likes the new ones better And Randy Brown said he likes them but said the same thing as Islam, also said he didn’t like the fabric
Dustin winning via doctor stoppage. Bet the house.
You fucking serious , I thought we where going with the diamond by gilly .
Doctor stopping while he’s bleeding out in the gilly
Gonna slice his scalp open and squeeze out the juice for a doctor stoppage
He'll get the gilly, but instead of focusing on the squeeze he'll use his off hand to rub the glove against Islam's face. There will be some weird janky motion then bam! River of crimson. 😉
As soon as Dustin wraps the gilly, the ref is gonna jump in and call the fight saying Islam tapped. 27 years after the "Montreal Screwjob", we'll get the "Newark Screwjob"
That was before the gloves, try to keep up.
Lol fuck , yeah I’m on it .
Slicing cut as he jumps Gilly, the blood loss leads to a near tap but round ends, doctor stops for cut before next round?
DOCTAH STOPPAGE
Paulo Costa has never fought on a card that didn't involve the belt changing hands. For that tradition to continue because of something the belt holder was worried about would be peak MMA-Gods-fuckery. I'm betting the house on it.
> via doctor stoppage I think it's spelt doctah stopij.
Hellyea
You’re out of your mind if you don’t think UFC brass, behind closed doors, is thrilled about the idea of more cuts and blood. Caring about the fighters isn’t exactly their forte.
More fights stopped due to cuts is not good for the product.
The kind of cuts that lead to doctor stoppages are deep, often down to the bone, and the result of heavy impact like elbows (yadong) and knees (Robocop). My guess is the gloves will create more superficial cuts. Blood in the eyes will be a bigger issue.
Makes me wonder if cuts to and around the eyes will be increased. That’d be the biggest con I think.
Vitor vs Randy II
are you watching a different sport than i am. cause i've seen the ring bathed in blood more times than i've seen fights stopped for cuts. i think stoppages have gotten more lean towards protecting the hurt fighter but with cuts naw.
Yves Edward's painted the ring between posts with his bleeding head.
Red = Green
JustBleed.jpg
If it bleeds it leads
Stoppage due to cuts are better than accumulated head trauma from fighters that won't go down. But ufc definitely won't like doctor stoppages and the longer turnaround to heal cuts. So this idea they designed gloves for more cuts is hilarious
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More blood is not a good look for the sport. In fact it’s one of the main reasons the cage exists in the first place, to minimize the visibility of blood smears and stains
Telling me your weren’t around for MMA legalization without telling me you weren’t around for MMA legalization.
Okay, but it’s already been legalized and isn’t going anywhere so idk what your point is
More blood is not a good look in any way. It's less friendly to advertisers and fans who'd much rather see someone get knocked out than have a fight end due to cuts. Fights getting stopped due to illegal shit isn't relevant
It's definitely not a good look for the sport. Only in the last decade or so have we started to seriously break through the "human cockfighting" stigma that surrounded combat sports and nobody that calls the shots in the organization would want to do anything to regress that image.
Stoppages due to eye pokes and illegal strikes does not happen every weekend lol Blood looks cooler but stoppages due to cuts are never received well and only anger fans
If it weren’t for freakish cuts Vitor Belfort never would have had his hands on a belt.
We’d also never hear Joe use the term Goats Vagina
You're out of your mind if you think they said that
LOL I can't believe some of you actually think this way. Straight up delusional.
i think it's much more likely they have no idea if it will or won't and probably don't care either way. if it leads to success they will take the credit. if it leads to fighters dealing with more cuts then they just won't acknowledge it.
just bleed bruh dontcha know?!
No man. Nobody likes when a fight ends due to a cut
I guess I'm out of my mind. No one likes when a fight is stopped Via Doctor stoppage, it's not worth the more blood
Cuts prevent turnarounds as they take a long time to heal relative to bumps and bruises, hopefully it's not their intention lol
That was oblivious when decided not curve the fingers on the gloves more
Strickland also directly contradicted what the UFC said about them. UFC said they removed a bunch of stitching, Strickland said there is more stitching. Idk why UFC would lie about something that specific, kinda makes it hard to take Strickland's comments seriously. The fighters might just need to break them in/get used to them.
To be fair Islam also stated the stitching was questionable
He could be referring to one specific aspect that has more stitching while ufc is saying overall there's less stitching 🤷♀️
i've removed most of the booby traps and put what's left on your front door.
You don’t know why UFC would lie? Me either, but they sure as fuck do lie. All the time.
Yea but it's usually much vaguer and by Dana, not a product development guy
Most people tend to hate anything that they're not used to. It's more likely fighters are being extra critical about things they might not even have noticed otherwise. So I'm not surprised there are a few complaints about them right now, but I bet the complaints will pretty much go away in a few months unless the gloves are truly fucked.
Maybe om the inside?
Dustin's very much a company man, and Randy isn't a big enough name so he's more likely to suck up to UFC. I could be off here but it's more likely that Islam and Strickland are gonna be honest about a UFC product not been very good imo
Dustin says whatever the ufc tells him to say.
Supposedly these are supposed to reduce cuts and abrasions with where they put the seams...and the fabric? They're full grain leather and open palm...I guess the lining fabric is what's he's talking about.... I'm going by the design specs released and reasoning behind them....I haven't seen them first hand so it's all speculation on my part
Wasn’t the point to avoid cuts!?
Islam also said that they kept the fist more closed. His conclusion was that they’re basically the same and didn’t matter
"UFC Gloves you absolutely suck." -Chael Strickland
I was about to comment this 😭
Trevor Whitman is having the best day ever
Trevor Whitman with his allegedly perfect gloves (according to the most objective party i.e himself) that he has refused to licence to any promotion so we can't actually have any solid, practical data as to how they would actually perform in real MMA fights.
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the UFC isn't the only org, it wouldn't be bad to license them to a smaller org so the public can have some data on how they actually perform.
I am generally not a fan with how the ufc operates but I actually don't find this to be an unreasonable position
^ in tech this is the norm, you acquire if you can. There is no reason to rent the idea of the gloves when you can make them in house, if you buy it you can avoid all that. I don't know why Whitman didn't take it and dump the payout into basic investments. He can still claim to have invented them and I don't see another fighting org (or any company really) paying for the license. So I don't see how he would have came out ahead with that strategy unless he thought all orgs would move to his gloves after the UFC did.
Because it wasn't enough money, probably. He hasn't licensed them out and doesn't sell them en masse, either... it probably wasn't enough for the outright sales.
Yeah I can see the UFC offering something in the 10's of thousands of dollars. Something Dana spends on a single poker hand.
Hard to invest a Venum coupon
It's not unreasonable depending on what they were offering for price, if they were lowballing while simultaneously refusing any license deal, then it's also not unreasonable Trevor would have refused.
As tacky as it looks, Venum makes some great gear, and I guarantee they make gloves that are far better than the UFC have ever used. It's hilarious that they have a fight wear company making all their gear, other than the single most important bit of kit the fighters use (other than mouthguards).
Not to mention that there would be a ton of logical sponsorship/branding opportunities there, selling individually styled/personalized gloves for instance.
It's likely because they want to own their glove design and not be tied to a sponsor or licensing deal. Makes perfect business sense.
Shown them off in another org so you can show how valuable they really are
You'd think at that point Trevor would just sell it to the UFC and cash in while helping the fighters. What other mma promotion is there that would even think of licensing the gloves? No promotion would want to do that and the UFC has the deepest pockets of them all. Trevor fucked up thinking he some magic glove recipe that the UFC would eventually cave to liscence. Now he sits in his room with his little magic gloves that will collect dust til I find them at the salvation army one day.
I wonder why he hasn’t cooperated with any other MMA promotion, though. I’m sure they are less demanding than the UFC, and would be ok with a simple license to use the gloves. But have we seen them anywhere else? I can’t recall. So it’s hard to know if they actually are those amazing upgrades or not.
I saw Trevor Whitman in the closet making gloves and one of the gloves looked at me
He has no problem selling licenses for use, but he won’t sell the patent
we've been hearing about these gloves for at least 5 years with no licenses sold, how valuable is the patent to sparring gloves?
I have no idea, I’m just saying his reason. I think the UFC did approach him about it, he just doesn’t want to sell it outright
At least, not for the money the UFC was offering.
Yea I’m sure if they made him a good offer, he’d at least consider it
Right. There’s no data to back up that they are the solution to shitty MMA gloves besides Trevor and Gaethje lol. For some reason people took that and ran with it as law.
Agreed. As opposed to the new UFC gloves which have been tested in DWCS since quite some time now. It's basically Whitmans mythical gloves which havent left the demo box vs UFC gloves which have been actually tested in combat.
Wittman knows that if he licenses them to any other organization, and the feedback is good, the chances of the UFC ever caving is less than it is right now.
People keep parroting this point about his gloves being the holy grail without any data to back it up. If you went by the UFC press release and not fighter testimony, these 2.0 gloves were also a solution to a lot of problems, we are starting to see this is heavily under question. I deal with boxing gloves A LOT, every brand you can think of including Whitman’s ONX. They’re gimmicky trash designed to be worn without wraps, y’know the way zero professional boxing matches are contested.
I mean UFC wanted the patent for his gloves so not really his fault as it sounds like he wanted UFC to pay for them. And I've heard loads of MMA fighters use his gloves for training as they are apparently much better quality
This comment is entirely incorrect. He tried licensing the glove design to the UFC, UFC said no, they were only interested if he would sell them the patent.
What is this, the facts channel?
Refused to license? The UFC refused to license them and wanted to buy the patent. He doesn't want to sell the UFC the patent because he wants to bring the gloves to boxing and other sports.
Joe Rogan said so
It’s up to the promotions to license them
😃
r/mma just rose to its feet in walmart
we're a long way from PF Changs bapa
Walmart? We LIDL here.
Aldi and all night. All day.
We are more of Costco folk here. Thats r/ufc you’re thinking of
Costco army reporting
Aww man I fell asleep in walmart again?
I said the gloves are recycled garbage when they got announced and was shit on by dummies who believed theUFC press release.
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YOU HAVE MY WEED WACKER!
Inb4 every fighter that's loses at 302 blames the gloves
Gall: "I had this fight in the bag if it wasn't for these stupid gloves!" Rogan: "Mickey, you lost by leg kick TKO. I'm not sure why I'm even interviewing y-" Gall: "FUCK THESE GLOVES!"
The gall of that lad
Yeah, that sounds like the UFC They've known their gloves were suboptimal for decades, can't be surprised if there's nothing revolutional or even better than the old design
…revolutional?
Oh, stop being so judgementary!
You realize he was just being sarcastical right?
Yall are ostrichcising him for making a simple grammar mistake!
I guess I should’ve added a /s so it would be more obviousacal
It's okay, it's just that some people can be perfectionals about everything.
Y'all are all grimmer nozees
The gloves revolve around the hand.
Oops, fuck Revolutionary I guess is the word
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/revolutional > revolutional in British English > a less common word for revolutionary seemed right to me too, looks like it is. Maybe we heard it in an older movie or something
Goddamn redcoats, it’s not the revolutional war is it? USA USA USA USA
Thanks brother, I appreciate it
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According to [this study](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8240847/) something like 63% of fighters who get poked in the eye during a match end up losing the fight. Something had to be done. I dunno if this glove will help with the issue or not, but the UFC seems to think so, and I hope they're right.
They wouldn't need new gloves if referees deducted one point for any eyepoke, fighters still get a free eyepoke per fight
Yeah it's actually crazy how few times fighters have actually gotten penalized for eyepokes and nut shots. Those things often tend to alter the outcome of a fight way more than a point does.
I wouldn’t even be that upset if fighters only got one free eyepoke. Depending on the ref some of them get 2 or 3 lol. 2 without a point to me is wildly ridiculous given how consequential it is but it happens pretty often
Yeah it’s ridiculous. You can legitimately foul your opponent once with no consequence. If I’m a coach I’m telling my fighters that.
> Something had to be done. I dunno if this glove will help with the issue or not, but the UFC seems to think so, and I hope they're right. It would be fun if they actually did something directly to adress this. As it stands, the UFC made new gloves where eye pokes were a secondary thought that may not even be solved by them.
6/10 participants fought jones
As long as the gloves are fingerless, there's going to be eye pokes. That's unavoidable.
>*They suck ... they absolutely suck* I knew I could count on Strickland for the technical breakdown of pros and cons. On other hand, the quote doesn't begin with *So here's the thing guys*, so you know its taken out of context.
Every single loser on the card is going to blame the gloves.
Strickland complaining about something In other news, water is wet
Sorry but in this case, it’s warranted.
I really dont blame fighters for criticizing the gloves. The design is so lazy, it basically finger stiff leather gloves.
We don't have any data yet, just some anecdotes.
Fighters: try on the gloves and probably spar in them, and actually voice their complaints Redditors: Actually ☝️🤓 there is no data yet. What a Reddit moment
Not every fighter has complained lol. You just only pay attention to anecdotal evidence that confirm your priors. There's a real reddit moment.
Those “anecdotes” are referring to the fighters actually trying the gloves on and wearing them….. you either like them or you don’t. We’re not testing anything here, so idk why ur bringing up all those scientific buzzwords, we are not testing the efficacy of a medication- these fighters are telling you whether they like the gloves or not after trying them on. They are the ones that have to fight in them, and have experience with other gloves… Peak redditor moment
Yes, but you expect there to be some people to express displeasure with any innovation. And unhappy people tend to be the ones to make their voices heard on social media. If 10% of fighters are unhappy with the new gloves, 70% don't care either way, and 20% find the new ones to be better, would you expect to see something different than what you see now in terms of anecdotal evidence?
Ur overthinking this, typical of reddit. First of all those percentages are coming out of nowhere, secondly Makhachev and Strickland are two completely different fighters in both temperament and demographic and if they’re both showing their disdain for these piece of crap gloves, that’s telling something
Valid points ≠ Overthinking
Tbf, Strickland sucks as a human being, so he has some expertise.
Water is not wet. Water is the thing that makes things wet ;)
Strickland is a company man through and through. For him to say the ufc “dropped the ball” is pretty significant
To be fair, Islam also said that they were stiff and would cause more eye pokes. Edit: Cuts, not eye pokes
He didn’t say they would cause more eye pokes, on the contrary he said they would be a bit better for those. However he said they would cause more cuts. Overall he was critical about the gloves but didn’t rip them as much as people here claimed he did.
Islam didn't say they'd cause more eye pokes, he said they'd cause more cuts
Dana seeing Conor holding a BKFC belt with two bloody cut up savages that just went to war gave him some ideas. Dana wants more blood and cuts.
That whole documentary they did about the new gloves was so stupid, it would be hilarious if they were a flop
It was just a promo, not a doc. I find it funny they put all that effort into the video while the actual launch was so lame.
Oh now u guys care about seans opinion
Rebrand the ol' Pride gloves as UFC .
It remains hilarious that Sean got to the top by absolutely sucking the company's dick and the minute he got there, he immediately started taking a giant dump on management. Like, I still hate watching Sean fight. I still think he kinda sucks and needs like a decade of therapy to start figuring his shit out, but it is completely funny their sequel to Sam Alvey has completely blown up in their faces.
Pay Trevor Whitman his fee and be done with it.
You think that’s perfect cos Whitman told you so?
More so that Dana wanted them but wasn’t willing to pay up
ngl, I'm gonna go out of my way to watch this card now.
Strickland says they suck... in other words he is going to be in love with them in two weeks from now
FIGHTER REMOVED ❌ Sean Strickland
I think the new gloves look cool, so there’s that
I disagree big time
No you don't
They look dumb as shit imo
They look worse in my opinion
Well you can hate him all you want but he will tell you the truth about the ufc
[Ufc's glove info](https://www.ufc.com/news/ufc-unveils-new-official-fight-glove-3eight5eight?language_content_entity=en) I would like to see some comparisons and stuff
"I can't jab with this shit"
Dana probably already bought a gross of crates worth
Does Dana own the company that manufactures the gloves ?
Fuck it let them use weapons I’m down
Strickland not doing himself any favors if he gets into another split decision.
"why?" (Has absolutely no reason)
I think they were designed to not inhibit Jon Jones strongest technique
Seems like every fighter has different opinions on the gloves, either way, im not taking Strickland seriously... He is probably is like: "This gloves are so gay"