Glove design has been a topic of controversy in the Ultimate Fighting Championship for years, with the organization’s current design receiving blame for the prevalence of inadvertent eye pokes.
While there have long been rumors of a redesign in the works, UFC color commentator Joe Rogan seems to have confirmed that the promotion is indeed working on a solution. Rogan, who has been vocal about the need to address the finger poke issue, spoke about it on the Fight Companion segment of his "Joe Rogan Experience" podcast when he spilled the beans on the new gloves before clamming up in a rather cloak-and-dagger fashion.