MMA gloves Fairtex Sparring 4 oz

The difference lies in the weight (oz) of the MMA gloves. A 4 oz is, as expected, lighter than a 7 oz glove.

The 7 oz gloves are more suitable (read: safer) for regular training. This is due to the thicker padding of the striking surface.

The 4 oz MMA gloves, on the other hand, are often seen as competition gloves.

Of course, both 4 oz and 7 oz can also be used as "training" MMA gloves.

Besides the difference in weight (4 oz or 7 oz), the sizes of MMA gloves are also expressed in S to XL.

These are almost always adult sizes, so most women will fit an S or M and most men - depending on their hand size - an M, L, or XL.

Depending on your age and the circumference of your hands, you will need to choose which size suits your hands best; for personal advice, it is best to visit our store so you can try on the gloves.

For every brand and model of MMA glove on our website, there is a unique size chart. In it, we provide the best possible guideline on what we think is the best choice for you for that specific model.

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Of course, the open gloves are also ideally suited for intensive heavy bag training.

Thanks to the thick padding, your hands are well protected. The separate fingers give you flexibility and allow you to easily pause your training to do push-ups or have a drink, for example.

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MMA gloves are ideal for Krav Maga. 

This is because they provide protection with minimal obstruction. You can also easily grab and hold with them. This makes them well suited for the most realistic training possible.

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It is common to wear Boxing wraps under MMA gloves.

Handwraps provide crucial support and protection for the hands and wrists, which are prone to injuries during training and fights. Boxing wraps help stabilize the wrist and knuckles, prevent hyperextension, and absorb impacts.

Reasons to use handwraps in MMA:

• Support and stability: handwraps connect the small metacarpal bones and bones of the hand and wrist. This creates a more stable structure that can withstand the force of punches.
• Injury prevention: they help prevent common (MMA) injuries such as broken metacarpals, sprained or broken wrists, and knuckle injuries.
• Improved fit: handwraps improve the fit inside your gloves. They give a more compact, firmer, and tighter feel.
• Sweat absorption: handwraps absorb sweat, which can help prevent the gloves from becoming slippery and uncomfortable, and also keep your hands drier.
• Hygiene: by absorbing sweat, handwraps help prevent the growth of bacteria inside your gloves.

MMA gloves are mainly worn in the UFC for the safety of fighters, especially to protect their hands from injuries during strikes.

Although they enable powerful strikes, the gloves also help prevent cuts, leading to more exciting and longer matches. This makes it more appealing to the audience and has helped make MMA so popular.

Moreover, the gloves assist in wrestling by allowing fighters to maintain a better grip.

In the early editions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (before 1997) and other MMA tournaments, gloves were not yet used. This often resulted in (too) short matches, full of blood, but not very interesting for the audience.

MMA gloves, as we know them today, were introduced during UFC 14 in 1997.

They had already been used by other MMA organizations such as Pride FC.

The UFC mandated the use of gloves weighing 4 to 6 oz (113-170 grams) to improve fighter safety and help the sport transition to stricter regulations and standardization.

Although some fighters had worn gloves earlier, they only became mandatory during UFC 14.

Hybrid MMA gloves are exactly what they sound like: a "hybrid" between regular larger boxing gloves and smaller compact MMA gloves.

They are relatively large for MMA gloves because they have thicker padding and therefore offer more protection than (competition) MMA gloves.

In training at clubs & gyms, Hybrid gloves (or at least heavier MMA gloves) are mainly used for safety.

Hybrid MMA gloves are also very suitable for Krav Maga, bag training, or other forms of self-defense. You can punch well with them, while still being able to grapple.

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You can absolutely come try on our MMA gloves and purchase them directly. That way you know 100% for sure that you walk out of the showroom with the right gloves! We have the same stock in our physical showroom as in the webshop.

There is always a specialist available who can help you choose the right MMA gloves for you and your budget.

Fairtex products are all handmade in Thailand.

All products are thoroughly tested in the in-house training center: Fairtex Training Center in Pattaya.