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=== New glove ===

On April 12, 2024, UFC announced a new glove where changes were made to reduce hand injuries and eye pokes (every 14 fights with an average delay of 50 seconds), while maintaining dexterity and not affecting performance. The new gloves were already tested during the ten weeks of the [[Dana White's Contender Series season 7|Dana White's Contender Series]]  2023 and gloves will be used starting June 2024. New features of the gloves include: (1) a wristband locking system to prevent grabbing of the gloves; (2) all seams are now on the palm side with a lack of seams on top of the hands to minimize abrasions and cuts; (3) removal of finger binding that allows the hand to close maturely to reduce eyes pokes, abrasions, and cuts; (4) padding to the sides of the index and pinky finger of the glove to protect bone; (5) ergonomic curved wristband for better fit around the wrist scooped or angled finger holes to eliminate bunching on the inside of the fisted hand lining; (6) and thicker foam padding for maximum flexibility and protection with an updated law profile hook and loop that minimizes snag and reduces weight; they have an authentication and data chip which allows the UFC to identify a pair of gloves to a fighter in a specific fight.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Alexander K. |date=2024-04-12 |title=UFC unveils new lighter glove to reduce eye pokes and hand injuries, will debut soon |url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2024/4/12/24128620/ufc-unveils-new-lighter-glove-to-reduce-eye-pokes-and-hand-injuries-will-debut-soon |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=MMA Fighting |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cox |first=Susan |date=2024-04-12 |title=Photo {{!}} UFC unveils new fight gloves, eye pokes and broken hands expected to be significantly reduced {{!}} BJPenn.com |url=https://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/ufc/photo-ufc-unveils-new-fight-gloves-eye-pokes-and-broken-hands-expected-to-be-significantly-reduced/ |access-date=2024-04-13 |website={{!}} BJPenn.com |language=en}}</ref>

The gloves come in XXXS to XXXXL sizes with weight lighter by 1 to 1.5 ounces compared to the previous gloves; the new glove weighs between 3 and 4.9 oz.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cox |first=Susan |date=2024-04-12 |title=Photo {{!}} UFC unveils new fight gloves, eye pokes and broken hands expected to be significantly reduced {{!}} BJPenn.com |url=https://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/ufc/photo-ufc-unveils-new-fight-gloves-eye-pokes-and-broken-hands-expected-to-be-significantly-reduced/ |access-date=2024-04-16 |website={{!}} BJPenn.com |language=en}}</ref> New gloves include five different glove colors: gun-metal gloves will be used for traditional UFC fights; gold gloves with an octagon trim for championship fights and main event bouts; black gloves for "The Ultimate Fighter"; blue gloves for Dana White's Contender Series; and red gloves for Road to the UFC tournaments.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-12 |title=Why is the UFC changing their gloves? |url=https://www.dexerto.com/mma/why-is-the-ufc-changing-their-gloves-2644845/ |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=Dexerto |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sherdog.com |title=UFC Releases New Glove Design, Claiming to Reduce Chance of Injury and Eye Pokes |url=https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/UFC-Releases-New-Glove-Design-Claiming-to-Reduce-Chance-of-Injury-and-Eye-Pokes-193322 |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=Sherdog |language=en}}</ref>

On November 12, it was reported that the UFC had notified fighters competing in upcoming events, starting from [[UFC 309]], that the organization will reintroduce its previous glove design, which had been replaced at [[UFC 302]] in June.  UFC President [[Dana White]] cited frequent complaints from fighters as being the reason for the change, even though the new design had only been in use for six months.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sherdog.com |title=UFC to Retire 'New' Gloves, Permanently Return to Previous Design at UFC 309 |url=https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/UFC-to-Retire-New-Gloves-Permanently-Return-to-Previous-Design-at-UFC-309-195480 |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Sherdog |language=en}}</ref>