UFC and Century have a weird relationship imo, at least to the general public. Theyâve been creating the gloves for UFC for 15 years but you never see UFC promoting Century stuff. I guess all the replica training gloves and gear is their deal, along with money obviously, but UFC has missed the mark on gloves in almost every aspect. They were smart and created a new glove design for UFC 200 and 205 (graphic changes) but they only sold very limited production⌠leaving tons money on the table to this day. The UFC stuff that Century sells in stores is shit, horrible quality and cheesy gloves. thats why they sit on shelfâs at Dicks Sporting Goods then eventually make their way to Ross or Kohls
I havenât seen much data to prove the theory one way or another, would he cool to see, but every fighter Iâve talked to thatâs worn them in competition loves them. I have a pair and they are very comfortable. My personal favorite glove styles (besides Pride) are the Bellator Everlast powerlock and the Fairtex gloves they used in Strikeforce/IFL,
On Joe Roganâs podcast a few years ago, I remember Trevor was saying UFC was interested in his gloves, but they wanted to buy his technology or something, meaning he would be cut out⌠but Trevor didnât want to give up his product if he couldnât stay on board. iirc.
Not sure âcut outâ is the right language to use here. They tried to buy him out, offer him a ton of $, then be in control of the gloves they were using. I get Trevor wanting to own the technology and make money on an ongoing basis when the UFC keeps buying his gloves, but the UFC needs thousands of pairs a year and it doesnât make sense for them to have someone else to be in control of the design.