At UFC 302 on Saturday, the new gloves finally made their fighting debut. Any hope that they would lower the frequency of eye pokes seemed to get dashed during the very first fight of the night.

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — UFC is set to unveil a new glove designed in large part to stunt eye pokes that often render fighters unable to continue, the first major change of the protective equipment ...

UFC 14 in 1997 was the first event where the company made it mandatory to wear padded gloves. “When you make a change like this, it needs to go through a period of normalization,” French said.

One major issue these gloves don't address is eye pokes, a leading cause of penalties in competition. Bellator MMA previously introduced gloves that curve at the fingers but the UFC did not follow ...

LAS VEGAS -- After years of criticism regarding eye pokes and hand breaks, the UFC is introducing a new glove for its fighters that is set to debut at UFC 302 on June 1 in Newark, New Jersey.. At ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — UFC is set to unveil a new glove designed in large part to stunt eye pokes that often render fighters unable to continue, the first major change of the protective ...

At UFC 302 on Saturday, the new gloves finally made their fighting debut. Any hope that they would lower the frequency of eye pokes seemed to get dashed during the very first fight of the night.