I'm not 100% sure but I believe that part of the agreements with the athletic commisions in each state requires that athletes competing in MMA contests MUST wear gloves.
With no gloves, there are no contests, at least ones that can be publicized.
End of story.
You can have underground matches like they did several years ago, before athletic commissions ok'd them. Those were actually kind of fun to go to and watch.
It was kind of like watching something illegal, which it was but felt like it was even more of a crime than it really was.
Without hand wraps and gloves, I b believe guys that can properly punch would have a distinct advantage.
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