The OG UFC gloves are here to stay.
Last year, the promotion unveiled a brand-new glove design dubbed the 3Eight and the 5Eight. Coming in a variety of colors like gold, blue, and the traditional black, the fightwear was designed to deliver maximum comfort and a secure fight while reducing the overall weight.
The gloves were also touted to reduce the number of eye pokes inside the Octagon, though exactly how that was going to be accomplished was never clearly explained.
The gloves made their official debut at UFC 302 on June 1 with Islam Makhachev and Dustin Poirier dawning the gold-colored mits for their lightweight championship showdown in New Jersey.