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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 20: UFC president Dana White reacts to a fight during Dana White’s Contender Series season six week nine at UFC APEX on September 20, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 20: UFC president Dana White reacts to a fight during Dana White’s Contender Series season six week nine at UFC APEX on September 20, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
There was a debate going on around the MMA community about a newly introduced thing in the UFC. What’s that, you ask? Well, it’s the new UFC gloves as Dana White and Co announced the introduction of the new gloves at the start of the year. However, when it was officially introduced at the UFC 302, it became a hot topic of discussion.
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Why, you ask? Well, because of the fact that there were no knockouts even if the fighters used their full potential. This fact became a ghost for UFC as a fight promotion with minimal knockouts tends to go lower on the leadership boards. However, after a dry run, it seems UFC 303 has ended all of the discussion as Dana White discussed about the new gear.
Dana White reacts to consecutive knockout at UFC 303
When the promotion dropped the new gear, the community anticipated more knockouts due to the fact that the gloves were potentially smaller than the old gloves, however, the reality was a bit different as UFC 302 was lackluster in terms of knockouts. This forced Dana White to question the new gloves. However, the CEO made a tough decision by going against Joe Rogan’s advice not to acquire Trevor Wittman’s gloves. And UFC 303 might have proved him right.
When the media asked Dana White about the 5 back-to-back knockouts at the event, he said, “Hey, let me tell you what happened. Me and him were looking at each other, and we were saying the same thing. When he knocked Jiri down the first time, I looked at him and said, ‘Yes, it ain’t the gloves.’ He goes, ‘I don’t think it matters what he’s wearing.’ The situation was alarming for the promotion, why you ask? Well, there were statistics that showed the ineffectiveness of the new gloves.
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‘FullSendMMA’ provided simple statistics that showed the inefficiency of the new gloves. They showcased 37 fights since the new MMA gloves were introduced to the promotion, and out of those 37 fights, only 4 have ended in knockouts. This was an alarming situation,