UFC legend Vitor Belfort has patented a glove he feels is perfect for Tyson Fury's hybrid rules showdown with UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou.
The boxing world heavyweight champion has agreed to step into the cage wearing smaller gloves than standard 10oz boxing ones that he has worn throughout his iconic career to face Ngannou, who recently left the UFC atop their heavyweight division. But the bout would otherwise take place under standard boxing rules, perhaps with the exception of allowing more clinch work.
And Belfort, who is a celebrity judge on Friday night's episode of the PFL MMA Challenger Series, has developed a hybrid glove for the bout. He believes that the meeting could herald in a new sport he calls 'BMA', which stands for 'Boxing Martial Arts' that is a boxing contest with MMA clinch elements but no kicking or grappling.
