News New UFC gloves will NOT be used at UFC 309 this weekend - Old gloves will be used instead

[Human Bass]

To be fair the new ones dont reduce pokes, they are just more comfortable

 

[Adamant]

How about just use PRIDE gloves from now on, but rebranded to UFC.

 

[Luthien]

''Scribbles on TAP - UFC 309 - nothing but knockouts, now that evil gloves are removed!'' Meow.

 

[David Street]

Yes, there has been a decrease in knockouts in UFC fights since the introduction of new gloves in June 2024

 

[Cowboy Kurt Angle]

In all seriousness, it’s likely a commission issue. The NYSAC is known to be the strictest one in the whole of the USA, so because the gloves are so new, they aren’t being approved.

 

[usernamee]

Lets hope this is the only weird thing that happens in New York this week.

Usually you can always count on some shitty commissioning in NY.

Premature doctor stoppage or some shit

 

[NoSmilez]

Jones is going to fk up someone's eyeball.

 

[Gum_drop]

This choice has nothing to do with Jon Jones. He is the eye poke GOAT and he can land pokes on anyone, regardless of the gloves used.

 

[BoxerMaurits]

 

[aerius]

Watch him get the ref from the Caser Almeida fight from a month ago where there were like 10 eye pokes and a dozen free fouls with no penalties.

 

[David Street]

The first six months of 2024 tracked with that, yielding a 32.4% knockout rate across 207 fights. But once the new gloves were introduced on June 1st, the knockout percentage dropped to 22.9% across 179 fights. That's almost a 10% drop in knockouts!

 

[Ser das Trevas]

Hum...

 

[Ares Black]

This seems like a weird decision. I wonder why?

 

[PeterGriffin]

Sometimes the comedy writes itself.

 

[Wreckless]

Lets hope this is the only weird thing that happens in New York this week.

Speaking of, not much has been happening so far this week. Where is all the promo? Hasn't been much besides embedded.

 

[SamuraiBro]

This has to be one of the strangest years in modern UFC history.

So more Eye pokes and KO’s.

 

[ExitLUPin]

Goobers in here were saying nothing was wrong with the gloves LMAO

 

[7 others]

Serious question here

How many eye pokes will jones have this weekend? I am saying one. Legit question

 

[Castiglione]

The new gloves reduced the impact a lot. Knockout via punches reduced to half or even less compared to the rate in the previous era.

 

[TJ Dillashank]

Thoughts?
One of the reasons the new gloves were introduced earlier this year was to reduce eye pokes during fights, so it’s interesting to see the old gloves back in action this weekend:

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To be honest im glad, the old gloves look way better instead of the cheap grey looking ones they have been using. The eyepoke thing really is just the fighters own faults