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.

The new UFC gloves first unveiled in April 2024 have already been abandoned by the promotion with a full-time return to the ...

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.

Right there on every fighter’s fist? That was the newest iteration of UFC gloves. This was a development the UFC was pretty excited about. The day before UFC 300 back in April, UFC officials ...