Joe Rogan Loves These New MMA Gloves

[Thickfreakness]

Jimmy Smith explains why Joe Rogan is right to love Trevor Wittman's new MMA glove design to stop eye-pokes - because Bellator introduced something similar years ago and he noticed the difference.

 

[HNIC215]

They look nice but not sure if they’d inhibit the ability to perform submissions.

By preventing fighters from grabbing their opponents properly.

Then again, if Bellator has been using something similar and fighters haven’t been complaining (especially considering many former UFC fighters go on to fight in that promotion) then maybe it really is something the UFC should look at implementing.

 

[Thickfreakness]

They look nice but not sure if they’d inhibit the ability to perform submissions.

By preventing fighters from grabbing their opponents properly.

Then again, if Bellator has been using something similar and fighters haven’t been complaining (especially considering many former UFC fighters go on to fight in that promotion) then maybe it really is something the UFC should look at implementing.

Unless there was more padding, it shouldn't make much of a difference.

 

[MoneyGun]

Eyepokes are part of the sport, leave the gloves alone.

Quit with the @ me’s. It’s a joke, ya dummies.

 

[goldennirvana]

Eyepokes are part of the sport, leave the gloves alone.

 

[Thickfreakness]

Eyepokes are part of the sport, leave the gloves alone.

....

 

[Airdack]

With that natural cure I'd like to see a fleshlight insert for those gloves.

 

[Reach4theSky]

Eyepokes are part of the sport,

Agreed. They should implement these gloves...

 

[Rek Rekington]

With that natural cure I'd like to see a fleshlight insert for those gloves.

 

[Thickfreakness]

Agreed. They should implement these gloves...

 

[SKYNET]

Eyepokes are part of the sport, leave the gloves alone.

 

[ultramanhyata]

These remind me of the gloves my mom used to tie on my hands when I was a child to keep me from touching myself at night.

Though I now require reading glasses I am far from blind. Thank you, mother, for keeping me safe!

 

[Thickfreakness]

These remind me of the gloves my mom used to tie on my hands when I was a child to keep me from touching myself at night.

Though I now require reading glasses I am far from blind. Thank you, mother, for keeping me safe!

Big congrats!

 

[Paynebringer]

But does it restrict grapplers and wrestlers from grabbing joints & limbs..? But I do agree with a curved glove restricting straightened fingers...

 

[Thickfreakness]

But does it restrict grapplers and wrestlers from grabbing joints & limbs..? But I do agree with a curved glove restricting straightened fingers...

I would doubt it. No indication it has in Bellator. And I've grappled in gloves before and the only problem I've found was the padding. That get in the way. So unless there's more, it should be fine.

 

[Gilday]

Leave the gloves alone and just start actually punishing people for eye pokes

Point deductions for extended fingers and DQ losses for pokes will sort that shit out real quick

 

[tramendous]

They look nice but not sure if they’d inhibit the ability to perform submissions.

By preventing fighters from grabbing their opponents properly.

Then again, if Bellator has been using something similar and fighters haven’t been complaining (especially considering many former UFC fighters go on to fight in that promotion) then maybe it really is something the UFC should look at implementing.

Theyre like the old pride gloves. No, they dont inhibit submission ability

 

[tramendous]

Straight glove Jones was goat -

Sherdog after these get implemented ^

 

[mrsenor]

terrible accent

 

[Thickfreakness]

Leave the gloves alone and just start actually punishing people for eye pokes

Point deductions for extended fingers and DQ losses for pokes will sort that shit out real quick

Jimmy made a good point. If the gloves were improved to curve the hand, it's much easier for a referee to penalise a fighter for an eye poke because they have to be intentionally extending their fingers. With the current glove, there are situations where the fighter isn't intentionally extending their fingers, but eye pokes happen because of how the glove is designed.