‘”As real as it gets” is the UFC’s slogan to describe just how realistic MMA combat can be. But before fighters get to any of the face punching, they typically share a moment of respect, a moment of peace that represents their mutual acknowledgment for the struggle to arrive at the moment: the touch of gloves.
Fighters might beat each other up for as much as 25 minutes, but the respect for one another and the sport seldom goes away and the martial arts spirt is always with them.
In this first edition of “Touch of Gloves,” we see that spirt come to life as fighters, coaches and more show appreciation to the people they think especially deserve a shoutout for what they did in 2022.
Enjoy!
Eryk Anders on Alex Pereira
Belal Muhammad on Jared Gordon
Beneil Dariush on Frankie Edgar
Luciana Andrade on Laura Sanko
Cub Swanson on Clay Guida
Jamahal Hill on Aljamain Sterling
Cris Cyborg on Scott Coker
Sean O'Connell on Brendan Loughnane
Laura Sanko on Eric Nicksick
Johnny Eblen on Dustin Poirier
Angela Lee on Christian Lee
Miranda Maverick on Kendall Cummings
Adrian Yanez on UFC Austin
UFC bantamweight and Texan Yanez gives love to the crowd at UFC Austin
Adam Hunter on Dillon Danis
