(“Trust me Roy, this thing is going to change your life.”)
According to BleacherReport, the UFC is working on a deal to create a standardized uniform for its fighters, including fight shorts, walkout shirts, and hats. The uniforms would consist mostly of UFC-branded product and logos — along with the brand of the apparel company — although there would be several spots on the shorts and shirt reserved for fighters’ personal sponsorships.
Clearly, the UFC is pursuing a more “major league” appearance, while trying to avoid any more embarrassing surprises. Until the uniforms are revealed, we can only speculate on whether they’ll bring a positive change (professionalism, yay!) or a negative one (loss of individuality, boo!). But no matter what they end up looking like, we can name at least ten things they won’t include…
Shoulder pads with big-ass spikes
Real fur
(Photo by Esther Lin)
Clubs and dinosaurs
(Photo via Sherdog)
Unzipped leather jackets
(Photo via Getty)
Any combination of pink and brown
Honorable mention: Vale tudo shorts with eyes on the ass. (Either they’ll be banned going forward, or all fighters will be required to wear them from now on.)