MMA gloves
Open-fingered fighting gear
MMA gloves are padded fingerless gloves worn in mixed martial arts competition.
Unlike boxing gloves, they leave the fingers exposed to allow grappling and submissions while still cushioning punches.
The open-palm design permits clinching and ground work: He tightened the velcro on his MMA gloves before entering the cage.
- fingerlessLacking digit coverings
- open palmHand held flat, exposed
- cageBarred confinement structure
- octagonEight-sided polygon
- cage fightCombat in enclosed arena
UFC · mixed martial arts · fight night · striking · ground and pound · grappling · knuckles · padding · bare knuckle · velcro · wraps · wrist strap · sparring · training · leather · punch · knockout · clinch
- protective gearhelmet, helmets, hard hat, hard hats, goggles
- martial arts geargi, judo gi, headgear, mouthguard, mouth guard
MMA glovesboxing gloves
Padded handwear for pugilism
bare knuckles · bare hands · wrestling headgear · judo gi · bag gloves
MMA glovesbare hands
Ungloved, unequipped extremities
brass knuckles · sword · weapon · shield · armor