“Jon Jones About to Retire” – UFC World Reacts as Dana White Finally Takes Joe Rogan’s Advice to Change Fighter Gloves

The discussion about gloves being present in MMA is a long one, as many have chipped in with their opinions. One of the most vocal personalities out there is UFC commentator Joe Rogan. The podcaster has time and again spoken about the change in the gloves of the UFC. He even advocated for the removal of gloves altogether from the sport.

UFC President Dana White might have heard a part of Rogan’s request for the change in gloves. Gilbert Burns confirmed the arrival of ‘New Shaped UFC Gloves’ in the latest clip. The fans showed their concerns regarding the issue at hand.

Gilbert Burns reacts to the new gloves from the UFC

The UFC welterweight looked in awe at the new gloves ahead of UFC 287. Burns was seen before the event as he shares his view on an apparent “novel concept” from the UFC. The fans have also voiced their opinion on the new concept that the UFC introduced.

The Brazilian fighter gave his take on the gloves too and mentioned some of his advantages.

Burns said, “I love it…It kinda make your fingers go down. So less eye poke.” ‘Durinho’ pointed out the best feature of the gloves that he liked. He added, “I like it. See, my hands are relaxing. Tt goes here, it doesn’t stay stays here. Way better for no eye poke. I like these.”

Gilbert Burns is ready with all guns blazing to face Jorge Masvidal at UFC 287 in Miami. Masvidal also looks to capitalize on the opportunity and defeat the Brazilian, as he looks certain to get a title shot if he wins. The clash is therefore one of the most anticipated bouts in the welterweight division.

Fans react to Burns sharing his opinion on the new gloves from the UFC

The UFC and MMA fans reacted to seeing the new gloves from the UFC. They added to the point that Burns made about eye pokes in the comment section. The Mac Life account on Instagram shared the post as, “It looks like we have some new shaped UFC gloves to help stop eye pokes, as modelled b Gilbert Burns”.

One fan said, “Jon Jones about to retire”. Another fan added, “stop lying they the same ones”.

Similarly, a social media user added, “Genuinely don’t see this helping too much. Fighters hands are not relaxed when they’re engaged enough to poke someone”.

One fan commented, “Rogan has been preaching for these for years!”

“Are those the ones @joerogan mentioned 3739947393 times on his show ?”

Some fans mentioned Joe Rogan and the discussions he had on the JRE regarding gloves in MMA.

One Instagram user said, “Oh wow what a novel concept”.

Lastly, a fan added, “Are they Trevor Wittman’s design or no? If not that’s whack.”

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Similar reactions were seen when the post was shared by a user on Reddit. One fan said, “Doesn’t look like it does much of anything to the fingers tbh”

Another fan added, “How does this stop eye pokes? Fighters are still going to extend their fingers to paw away oncoming strikes.” A Reddit user commented, “No excuse for eyepokes now”.

“Ya about to ruin Jon Jones career with those gloves.”

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What do you think about the new gloves? Let us know in the comments.