Montana de la Rosa & Jessica Andrade’s Midfight Wardrobe Malfunction Has UFC Fans Calling for a “Better” Designed Top for Female Fighters

Recently, the apparel malfunctions women fighters have to face during the fights have come to light through Jessica Andrade and Montana De La Rosa. Both these female fighters lost their matches as they were not able to put their complete focus on their fight due to the wardrobe malfunction. Andrade, who fought against Erin Blanchfield in the headline match, was forced to submit in round two via a rear naked choke. Andrade talked about the huge misfortune that came her way that resulted in her 10th loss while admitting that she lost concentration in the game as her breasts slipped out during the takedown attempt by her opponent. This resulted in the loss of position, and eventually, the fight changed completely in favor of Blanchfield.

Similarly, in UFC Vegas 70, Montana De La Rosa too faced a similar issue. In the match, De La Rosa lost to Tatiana Suarez through a guillotine choke. From the very beginning of the fight, Suarez was trying hard to establish a dominant position over De La Rosa. Her wardrobe malfunction was clearly visible while both fighters were engaged in the bout. Both incidents led to fans demanding better outfits for female fighters.

Fans react to the wardrobe malfunction that female fighters had to face

The American fighter took to her social media handle to talk about the issue. She wrote, “This is definitely a wardrobe issue hopefully @ufc, @venumwomen and @venum will fix this”.

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Followed by her tweet ‘The People’s MMA’ made sure that they give the matter the importance it deserves. They tweeted “In all seriousness, they need a better design. I see how this could affected Montana’s defense/decision making.”

‘Women’s MMA Ranking’ too, felt it important to voice the issue as they tweeted “Montana De La Rosa wants to see changes to the women’s UFC fight gear following a wardrobe mishap at last night’s #UFCVegas70 event.”

Check out what fans felt about the wardrobe malfunction women fighters are facing.

One of the fans was confused as to why the fighters were not wearing shirts or rash guards. However, he added that as a man, he doesn’t think he can have an opinion on the same.

Some of the fans suggested that the female fighters try something similar to what Michelle Waterson wears.

One of the Twitter users blamed the choice of De La Rosa.

Another fan recommended that UFC should give the option to female fighters to wear high-neck shirts like One Championship.

One of the fans had a perfect example to suggest.

A fan was curious to know if UFC compels the women fighters to wear a particular outfit. If not, a lot of options are available.

One of the essays addressed how two women fighters faced the same issue in just two weeks.

The choice should be theirs

Both Andrade and De La Rosa pointed out how a better outfit would have helped them concentrate more on the fight. The majority of UFC fans claim that the promotion should take responsibility. Furthermore, the UFC community also suggested that women should feel comfortable while fighting, so the choice should be theirs.

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