MMA gloves and eye pokes
Subject in Sports
MMA gloves and eye pokes has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Joe Rogan Experience. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Joe RoganAmerican comedian and host of The Joe Rogan Experience
Rogan proposes gloves covering the fingertips, claiming they would drastically reduce eye pokes.
“Something that covers over the tips of the fingers. You would have fucking 80% less eye pokes”
The Joe Rogan Experience: JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor Wittman (Jun 20, 2026) · Listen from 2:01:12
Justin GaethjeAmerican mixed martial artist and Nurmagomedov's final opponent
Gaethje argues current UFC gloves are poor because they make it hard to form a fist and cause pain, and that fighter comfort should be the design priority.
“Because the gloves we're fighting in now are fucking terrible. It's hard to make a fist”
The Joe Rogan Experience: JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor Wittman (Jun 20, 2026) · Listen from 2:00:45
Podcasts
- The Joe Rogan Experience · 1 episode
Episodes
JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor WittmanThe Joe Rogan Experience · Jun 20, 2026 · 2 h 24 min
Joe Rogan talks with new UFC lightweight champion Justin Gaethje and coach Trevor Wittman about Gaethje's title win over Ilia Topuria at the White House.