Fairtex FGV17 MMA Glove Review : Great for grappling

 Fairtex FGV17 MMA Glove Review Unlike other combat sport gloves, the evolution of the MMA glove has been rapid. Fairtex has been at the forefront of that rapid progression. Despite their Muay Thai glove expertise, Fairtex doesn’t disappoint with their Anyone old enough to remember the earliest UFC tournaments, will know they were bare knuckle. The original promoters wanted the UFC to be as real as possible, muay thai bag to please the crowd. But as the promotion grew, they saw the fighters were routinely damaging their hands. These hand injuries led to sloppy striking and the crowd were paying for knockout blows. So the UFC and the wider MMA world reluctantly bought in gloves. Cue many badly designed gloves and much debate, on the best way to protect fists and allow for grappling. So the question is, how good are Fairtex’s FGV17 MMA sparring gloves? Let’s break it down. Knuckle protection: It would seem that utilizing their three layered microfibre padding system, would be too bulky for an MMA glove. Although by scaling it down, the same layered padding they use in their boxing gloves, works its magic here. Encased in the finest quality leather, Fairtex’s padding system offers maximum knuckle protection and shock absorption in the minimum amount of space. Of course gloves built for a sport involving grappling, are never going to protect the hands like a boxing glove. Nevertheless the FGV17 strikes a great balance between both protection and hand mobility.