[autotag]Michael Page[/autotag] isn’t too fond of the UFC gloves.
The former Bellator star, who signed with the UFC this past December, recently got a chance to try out the UFC’s gear.
Page (21-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) loved the Venum fight kit, but didn’t find the gloves to be as comfortable of a fit.
“The gear was clean,” Page said on “Smack Talk With Sandhu.” “It looked amazing. I put it on and I was like – yeah … wow. I remember taking a picture and a guy was like, ‘This one is going to be for the (EA Sports video) game.’ I was like, ‘Oh, sh*t! I forgot. The game – yeah I’m going to be in the game.’ So that was exciting.
“The gloves, in all honesty: not that good. I was actually disappointed. Comparatively speaking, (they’re) nowhere near as a comfortable (as Bellator’s gloves), to be fair. It’s not going to change anything. I’d fight in kitchen gloves and be fine – literally whatever I need to do. Remember, I fought with no gloves not too long ago, so I’ll figure it out. It’s never going to change anything for me. But yeah, definitely not as snug of fit.”
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Page makes his octagon debut against Kevin Holland (25-10 MMA, 12-7 UFC) on the main card of UFC 299 on March 9 at Kaseya Center in Miami.
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