they started using gloves in ufc in 2001.
when did they start using gloves in ufc?
2001
"showdown" was the first ufc event to require all fighters to wear padded gloves, weighing between four and six ounces. up until then, it was the fighter's option - melton bowen was the first ufc fighter to choose to wear ufc gloves, back in ufc 4. it was also the first ufc appearance of world champion kickboxer maurice smith and champion collegiate wrestler mark kerr, who was encouraged to try mixed martial arts competition by his friend and training partner, mark coleman.





























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 tony fryklund replaced joe moreira who was not medically permitted to continue.
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many early baseball gloves were simple leather gloves with the fingertips cut off, supposedly to allow for the same control of a bare hand but with extra padding. first baseman albert spalding, originally skeptical of glove use, influenced more infielders to begin using gloves. spalding later founded the sporting goods company spalding, which still manufactures baseball gloves along with other sports equipment. by the mid-1890s, it was normal for players to wear gloves in the field.
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