Professional Mixed Martial Arts Gloves

MMA Gloves 

If you are MMA fighter then you have pair of MMA gloves. These gloves give protection to hands from any injury and put pressure on your hands for a longer time. MMA gloves are of 3 different types and these three different gloves are used for a different task: sparring gloves, grappling gloves, competition gloves. Sparring gloves are different than the competition and grappling gloves. In these gloves, they have more padding to protect from injuries and opponent strike. 

Key Factors in Choosing Your MMA Gloves

Gloves Types

Competition Gloves

MMA competition gloves have negligible padding and regular weight around 4 to 7 ounces or relying upon the opposition rules. The fingers are isolated and open to permit development. With small padding, it stays critical to utilize hand wraps or internal gloves, as they are your solitary insurance when you step in the ring or cage.

Sparring Gloves

In MMA fighting and bag workout, the emphasis is on your striking and punching strategies. MMA sparring gloves weigh around 7 ounces all things considered and have all the more padding around the top and front to shield your hands from pointless discipline. Much like boxing gloves, MMA competing gloves have a grasping bar that helps structure a suffocating grip for punching. This additionally makes them less appropriate for grappling work. For non-MMA competing, it is OK to utilize standard boxing gloves.

Grappling Gloves

Grappling gloves are also called as training, grappling, hybrid, and bag gloves. They have divided fingers with padding covering to the subsequent knuckle. These gloves are specially made for grappling. The main aim of this design is to offer the fighter hands and fingers to have enough movement to grapple.

Materials

These MMA gloves are made of Cowhide leather which is recommendable due to their durability and breathability. Leather gloves are a little bit costly but used for a long time. This cowhide leather is costly than synthetic leather but it is not long-lasting.

Padding 

Foam is the padding material utilized in the MMA gloves. All gloves utilize a layered foam, while others utilize normal foam. Like the external glove materials, the less expensive the foam, the more uncertain it is to hold up over months and long stretches of utilization. Look for gloves with quality foam padding, particularly for your centre glove sparring and grappling gloves, where punching is so significant.

Size 

There are different size of MMA gloves. Every people have their hand size. Some people have a big hand and some have a small hand. So, it is compulsory to buy gloves according to your hands. 

• Regular and Medium- 7.5 – 8.5 inches
• Large- 8.5 – 9.5 inches
• XL- 9.5 inches and above

Weight

MMA glove weight varies by the sort and capacity of the glove.

• Fight/Competition: 4-6 ounces
• Hybrid: 7-10 ounces
• Boxing Sparring: 14-16 ounces
• MMA Sparring: 7-10 ounces
• Bag Gloves: 10-12-14-16 ounces depending on your weight