Issue 152
March 2017
SHOOTO - 1995
The first promotion to require gloves reportedly designed its originals based on Bruce Lee’s from Enter The Dragon.
PRIDE - 1998
Open-fingered gloves were mandatory in Pride even though drug testing and fair fights were not.
UFC #1 - 2000
The first established Octagon glove was made by Boxergenics for the original owners, Semaphore Entertainment.
UFC #2 - 2004
There were multiple versions of the Ouano UFC glove, perfected by owner John Ouano and referee John McCarthy.
STRIKEFORCE - 2007
Using gloves made by Muay Thai gear masters Fairtex, Strikeforce was home to some of MMA’s best strikers.
WEC - 2010
Ouano also made the iconic blue gloves for World Extreme Cagefighting – featuring smaller sizes for smaller hands.
BELLATOR - 2014
The latest curved Everlast gloves used in Bellator have earned rave reviews from its heavy-hitting athletes.
UFC #3 - 2015
Century took over UFC glove production in the late ’00s and has been redeveloping them in search of perfection ever since.
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