MMA gloves haven’t evolved much since the company’s inception. When UFC held its first event in November 1993, fighter Art Jimmerson competed with one bare hand and one boxing glove.

Comparing the knockout rate of the old gloves -- now referred to as "classic" by the UFC -- from Jan. 1, 2023, to May 31, 2024, to when the new gloves were in play from June 1 to Nov. 9, Latshaw's ...

The gloves weighed between 3 and 4.9 ounces (a reduction of 1 to 1.5 ounces). Fighters balked from the outset about the gloves designed and engineered by sports equipment manufacture Vicis RDI.

Jon Jones is widely considered the greatest fighter to ever strap on gloves in UFC — and he’ll have a familiar pair for his heavyweight title defense against Stipe Miocic. UFC decided ahead of… ...

By DAN GELSTON Jon Jones is widely considered the greatest fighter to ever strap on gloves in UFC — and he’ll have a familiar pair for his heavyweight title defense against Stipe Miocic. UFC ...