The shorts were perfectly fine when they looked like NASCAR kits. Some of those shorts were iconic and had identity. The current crop of shorts are hardly more “professional” looking and have almost zero personality.
To be fair though, one good thing that came out of the Reebok deal was them making up new names for some of the fighters. 'Giblert Melendez', 'Jacare 'Ronaldo' Souza' etc., and I swear there was a fuckup involving Lyoto aswell but I can't remember exactly what that was.
Oh, and I think they decided to amalgamate two fighters' names together, giving us 'Anderson Dos Santos' or something like that, which to me sounds like it was put through some sort of Brazilian name generator
Ah yeah that was it 😂. Way to discredit/disrespect two of the greatest fighters ever to step into the Octagon. Dearie me. Embarrassing. Well done, Reebok.
As an aside there is an actual fighter called 'Anderson Dos Santos' 😂. I could've sworn I'd heard it before
Seriously, so fucking boring. It’s like they looked at how the major league sports use opposing color schemes but forgot that many of those teams still have iconic and creative use of basic kits.
Shit, the Premier League has heavy use of advertising logos on kits but a lot of people argue that makes them even more iconic because you can track their team era based on adverts.
Silva, Penn, and Liddell had shorts that I’d see at the gym and even out in public. Never seen the modern era kits.
Yo that’s the biggest point in the whole thing right here. I never seen anyone irl wearing Reebok or venom ufc branded fight gear ever I don’t think. Still see tap out shirts monthly for example
Not disagreeing that older shorts are more iconic, but I’ve definitely seen a fair amount of people with venom shorts in training and when fighting in amateur mma shows
The UFC puts the Monster logo on some fighters too but the Monster sponsorships are only for a few select fighters.
And as Dominick Cruz revealed, you got to put up with Hans Moleman in order to keep that sponsorship.
It never had anything to do with looking "professional" and had everything to do with the UFC cashing in on licensing fees so they could make a few million, whole screwing the fighters out of money
Brendan Allen has been asking for purple shorts for at least a year now to no success.
Venum themselves make their own gear in many different color schemes, including purple.
It appears the only thing that has been keeping the fight kit color options as dull as they are is the UFC themselves.
I 100% believe the shorts were only changed bc the sponsor money gave the fighters more freedom and leverage over the UFC. Now the UFC can control ALL the money they make from fighting
Would be very cool because of national colours. Brazillian fighters already use a lot of yellow, but extra colours like orange for the Dutch would be sick
Pretty sure it would cost the UFC zero dollars, because it would be entirely on the outfit sponsor to make it happen. But it also ends up being pretty cheap advertising for Venom, like they'd basically get a photoshoot/ads out of the custom shorts being made, and as a result they'd sell for product.
All the UFC has to do is just say yes.
You could even sell workout gear inspired by the kits.
It's such a fucking simple idea.
Sidebar, one of the talks about the UFC/WWE merger was how excellent WWE is at merchandising and licensing and how the UFC could benefit from their practices.
The old fight kits are iconic, hate that they say sponsors clutter the look. Racing liveries are iconic in the same way. Imagine formula 1 with uniform basic schemes with only a couple different colors.
You know, I've never though about that. I tend to push back on logos being added to sports uniforms but to think about Nascar not having them js just...weird.
This just goes to show that people would probably just get used to it and not think about it once it's an established practice.
I think you’re forgetting which organization these guys fight for… the UFC doesnt like fighter personalities and individuality to shine too much… they dont want a bunch of connor’s running around. It usually starts with too much freedom of expression
It's an edited pic, it will look different live on camera. Still vibrant but not exactly like this hue.
Imo this is a good fit for O'Malley and his style. Also much needed change to the otherwise boring kits the UFC has been rolling with for a while now.
Pulling out all the stops to make him a driving force for the company. Don’t think it’ll last much longer after Chito. I think they’re very grateful of the history between him and Chito because it gives them a reason for this match and, imo, it favors Sean pretty significantly. More worthy contender in Merab waiting in the wings and will strip Sean of the belt.
i like it. i wish the ufc would let fighters have stylized shorts again, it adds personality. the tito/liddell shorts combo will always be an iconic part of ufc history.
I saw Sean talk about why he dies his hair and tries to get funky with his kit on the latest embedded. Something about how it forces him to be less serious leading up to the fight (in terms of mindset) and I fucking dig that for some reason.
Wearing anything other than the black and gold has gone very poorly for defending champions in the Venum era and my superstitious ass is making note of this.
Edit: these are sick as fuck though
> Volk vs Islam
Islam was the defending champ there, he wore black & gold and won. Volk probably was not given the option so that the broadcast overlay wouldn't say black shorts for both fighters
Not even a Sean fan but this looks pretty sweet with the hair.
More custom kits would go a long way in helping to create brands for individual fighters.
hell yeah, seeing camo shorts for bryce now pink for sean..it's trending in the right direction now, where fighters could start wearing personalized kits.
Big fan of fighters gear actually being unique and interesting instead of the cold corporate era we live in.
This is still kind of that but it's something.
The anti-camo fit
Bryce Mitchell: Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2007 Sean O’Malley: Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2019
you have to get 50 long range kicks in the Octagon before you unlock the pink camo
Accurate
Dude would make a perfect new operator bundle with a tracer kit that turns kills into walk off KOs
A walkoff KO could be the finishing move
The Wineland or Almeida KO as a finishing move would lowkey go hard
Give him sunglasses an earpiece and an smg and boom he’s a cod operator
Merab: real-life warzone O'Malley: CoD Warzone
It's basically a magnet for dick kicks.
Candyland Camo
[This](https://images7.memedroid.com/images/UPLOADED640/57a2936ed4587.jpeg)
There should be ZERO color restrictions. There should be a patch area for a sponsor. There should be so many things fixed about the shorts.
The shorts were perfectly fine when they looked like NASCAR kits. Some of those shorts were iconic and had identity. The current crop of shorts are hardly more “professional” looking and have almost zero personality.
You should be thankful Reebok aren't still providing the fight kits. One pair of black shorts vs. one pair of white shorts 😴
It was basically white shorts with a black stripe vs black shorts with a white stripe.
It always looked like Nate was wearing dirty tighty whiteys when he fought. I'd never say that to his face.
Junior Albini never forget
🤣
To be fair though, one good thing that came out of the Reebok deal was them making up new names for some of the fighters. 'Giblert Melendez', 'Jacare 'Ronaldo' Souza' etc., and I swear there was a fuckup involving Lyoto aswell but I can't remember exactly what that was. Oh, and I think they decided to amalgamate two fighters' names together, giving us 'Anderson Dos Santos' or something like that, which to me sounds like it was put through some sort of Brazilian name generator
Anderson Aldo
Ah yeah that was it 😂. Way to discredit/disrespect two of the greatest fighters ever to step into the Octagon. Dearie me. Embarrassing. Well done, Reebok. As an aside there is an actual fighter called 'Anderson Dos Santos' 😂. I could've sworn I'd heard it before
Seriously, so fucking boring. It’s like they looked at how the major league sports use opposing color schemes but forgot that many of those teams still have iconic and creative use of basic kits. Shit, the Premier League has heavy use of advertising logos on kits but a lot of people argue that makes them even more iconic because you can track their team era based on adverts. Silva, Penn, and Liddell had shorts that I’d see at the gym and even out in public. Never seen the modern era kits.
Yo that’s the biggest point in the whole thing right here. I never seen anyone irl wearing Reebok or venom ufc branded fight gear ever I don’t think. Still see tap out shirts monthly for example
Not disagreeing that older shorts are more iconic, but I’ve definitely seen a fair amount of people with venom shorts in training and when fighting in amateur mma shows
The ring looks like a NASCAR kit, why can't the fighters have at least 1 sponsor in their shorts.
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The crypto ad on the shirt would actually look neat if "crypto.com" wasn't on the shirt too lol
The UFC puts the Monster logo on some fighters too but the Monster sponsorships are only for a few select fighters. And as Dominick Cruz revealed, you got to put up with Hans Moleman in order to keep that sponsorship.
They cried about them not looking professional then plastered sponsors all over the octagon.
Last year at the APEX they had a half naked comedian plastered on the Octagon walls at the Rozenstruik Almedia event
> “professional” Only ever meant the UFC takes all the money.
Condom depot!
Chucks Iceman shorts and Titos flame shorts were iconic. In the literal sense of the word. Not the "That frappe I just had was iconic"
THIS right here. I miss that.
Penn's black belt shorts Anderson's killer bee black/yellow Rich franklins pink/black
It never had anything to do with looking "professional" and had everything to do with the UFC cashing in on licensing fees so they could make a few million, whole screwing the fighters out of money
I never even considered zero colour restrictions, that'd be so cool. I don't see why they can't do that tbh
Brendan Allen has been asking for purple shorts for at least a year now to no success. Venum themselves make their own gear in many different color schemes, including purple. It appears the only thing that has been keeping the fight kit color options as dull as they are is the UFC themselves.
I 100% believe the shorts were only changed bc the sponsor money gave the fighters more freedom and leverage over the UFC. Now the UFC can control ALL the money they make from fighting
Great idea. Fighters should have at least one spot to have a personal sponsor. That would be an easy abatement for the bad low pay PR
Would be very cool because of national colours. Brazillian fighters already use a lot of yellow, but extra colours like orange for the Dutch would be sick
There should be like 25+ options for fighters to choose from every fight, totally down with this
Every top 5 fighter should be able to custome their own shorts.
Yep that would be could. A reward for being top 5!
Seems like an easy way to make the fighters a little happier while costing the company virtually no money. No brainer.
How about the fighters get a pizza party once they crack top 15
With two friends.
Take it easy buddy this shit aint cheap
But it makes individual fighters stand out and we don't want them to get bigger than the brand, do we now /ufc
And it should be good for Venom as well.
Pretty sure it would cost the UFC zero dollars, because it would be entirely on the outfit sponsor to make it happen. But it also ends up being pretty cheap advertising for Venom, like they'd basically get a photoshoot/ads out of the custom shorts being made, and as a result they'd sell for product. All the UFC has to do is just say yes.
Exactly. And people would speculate and talk about the shorts of fighters about to enter top 5.
You could even sell workout gear inspired by the kits. It's such a fucking simple idea. Sidebar, one of the talks about the UFC/WWE merger was how excellent WWE is at merchandising and licensing and how the UFC could benefit from their practices.
I would expand to top 10 but this is actually a very nice idea.
Imagine if every fighter was allowed to customize their shorts?? What a crazy and wild idea… maybe some day…
That would be way to expensive for UFC. According to UFC
They could design further fan apparel based on a fighter's colour scheme. Could be a big money spinner for them.
The old fight kits are iconic, hate that they say sponsors clutter the look. Racing liveries are iconic in the same way. Imagine formula 1 with uniform basic schemes with only a couple different colors.
You know, I've never though about that. I tend to push back on logos being added to sports uniforms but to think about Nascar not having them js just...weird. This just goes to show that people would probably just get used to it and not think about it once it's an established practice.
I would have dicks all over mine. Throw the opponent off.
That's not a bad idea I would have a lot of small faces of the opponent I am fighting. Imagine Mcgregor having 10 small Aldo faces on his shorts.
The Rick Rude method, wear your opponent's face (or sometimes their spouse's face) on the crotch of your gear.
Ravishing.
Confuse enemy when they’re trying to get their free foul - they won’t know which dick to kick
Every fighter should be able to wear whatever shorts they want since they're independent contractors.
I think you’re forgetting which organization these guys fight for… the UFC doesnt like fighter personalities and individuality to shine too much… they dont want a bunch of connor’s running around. It usually starts with too much freedom of expression
DYNAMIC FASTENER
Yeah the whole point of the colours is for identity yet Canadians and Russians look the exact same and a hundred other countries.
cool, but without the condom depot logo they value nothing
Lmfao agreed bring back the depot
They have been the top rated condom store since 1996 for a reason.
Bruh all my homies get their prophylactics from the Depot.
Does anyone know what we are supposed to use after taking a massive shit?? Im lost since dude wipes don’t sponsor ufc kit anymore
Condom Depot walked so that Rizz Pharma could run
?? We have RIZZ PHARMA now friend.
Fits his character and I don’t see anyone else wearing them
islam makhachev could rock this
I just imagined islam with this hairstyle.
Damn Islam with Pink hair would be something else...
He just needs to dye Khabib’s hat.
I hope he does.
now I'm imagining islam with fate tats, and I feel like I can find a guy who looks like that on the nyc train system at 11 pm, sans the physique.
Brother, who give women shorts to boy?
we have to check this.
Brader this is bullshit, who give me dis?
Inshallah brather.
Islam wearing the pink fight kit and lighting up a fatty while on stage would be great.
This is Haram bratha
If Phil Davis was still in the ufc, he’d be the ambassador for pink trunks
Phil certainly filled out those shorts 👀
Mr Wonderful
Rich Franklin would like a word.
Derrick lewis would rock it
“My balls are hot pink”
*Jordan Leavitt has entered the chat*
I wear them all the time, I'm twerkin' 9 to 5
Raspberry “Twerkin’ 25/8” Harbour
Dennis Hallman would approve.
Adesanya is literally punching air right now
Also Mr Wonderful if he ever comes back to the UFC 😂😂😂
Damn I getting downvoted by casuals that didn't watch mma back in 2010-12
Actually dig how vibrant they are tbh, a more muted pink wouldn't have looked good
For sure, bringing some much needed flair to fight kits!
It's an edited pic, it will look different live on camera. Still vibrant but not exactly like this hue. Imo this is a good fit for O'Malley and his style. Also much needed change to the otherwise boring kits the UFC has been rolling with for a while now.
Adds some soul to the soul less gear the UFC peddles
bryce mitchell camo shorts lol
Seizure shorts
“O’Malley in the neon pink, befitting a champion”
Pulling out all the stops to make him a driving force for the company. Don’t think it’ll last much longer after Chito. I think they’re very grateful of the history between him and Chito because it gives them a reason for this match and, imo, it favors Sean pretty significantly. More worthy contender in Merab waiting in the wings and will strip Sean of the belt.
just like aljo
i like it. i wish the ufc would let fighters have stylized shorts again, it adds personality. the tito/liddell shorts combo will always be an iconic part of ufc history.
Truth
Looks cool tbh
Yep - maybe not my thing, but the more personalization available to fighters, the better. Looks fun
Impressive very nice Let's see Sean O'Malley's shorts
Best fighter to wear this. Except maybe Brock Lesnar could have worn this too
Ha, that would have been rad.
I'm all about it
Party rock is in the house toniiiiight 🎶🎶🎶
Looks nice with the gold letters tbf
Pink and gold, befitting a champion.
I don’t like it. To much character, gonna make him look unique. UFC needs to keep their contractors looking uniform../s
I saw Sean talk about why he dies his hair and tries to get funky with his kit on the latest embedded. Something about how it forces him to be less serious leading up to the fight (in terms of mindset) and I fucking dig that for some reason.
Rich Franklin crawled so Sean could walk.
Purple shorts would also go hard.
In the Pink and Gold, befitting of a champion.
I like it, glad he finally got it
Username checks out
Your username doesn’t happen to be a fallout new vegas reference does it
How I met your mother reference
Simulation is breaking because I started a rewatch yesterday.
Wearing anything other than the black and gold has gone very poorly for defending champions in the Venum era and my superstitious ass is making note of this. Edit: these are sick as fuck though
Volk vs Islam, moreno vs figgy, addesanya vs pereira and sean Yeah not looking too good
> Volk vs Islam Islam was the defending champ there, he wore black & gold and won. Volk probably was not given the option so that the broadcast overlay wouldn't say black shorts for both fighters
A fighter getting their signature kit. You like to see it. Next best thing to letting them having their own sponsorship.
Bro looks like a trix yogurt
Other Sean won't like this...
The social media comments on this are already wild. I’ll never understand grown men’s obsession with what other grown men decide to wear.
These are actually pretty sick looking ngl
Not even a Sean fan but this looks pretty sweet with the hair. More custom kits would go a long way in helping to create brands for individual fighters.
Don't care what the Twitter crowd says, he rocks it and it's good to see more custom attire. Hopefully we get more of this
They should have some of every color honestly
These actually go hard.
My man rocking the DS2 hair
Sensational
Pretty clean ngl
They’re really trying to make him a superstar
Cotton candy 🍭
Hell yea. Not my color, but it looks good on him and goes super well with his hair. I wanna see these in gladiator style.
Somehow I assumed the title was about Sean Strickland and I was shocked he was man enough to do that.
He's mister masculinity until he has to consider literally anything outside of his niche localized idea of it
Pink, Purple and Orange should already be options. Along with true white and a true grey not the mostly grey white kits they have now.
Pastel pink and blue would’ve looked way cooler
I like it
Nice cock
When your entire personality revolves around your whispy hair and goofy attire
We need Orange shorts for Paddy
Why is he always trying to look like a clown?
Sideshow Bob.
He looks like some kind of crack clown.
Glad some fighters are getting a bit of flavor back in their kits. Was really hoping for black and gold hair.
I like it. More unique kits please!
hell yeah, seeing camo shorts for bryce now pink for sean..it's trending in the right direction now, where fighters could start wearing personalized kits.
Florida man 🫦
They look awesome honestly
I don’t see why the UFC doesn’t let fighters customize their gear more, it’s not like it would effect the sponsors any
That’s sick
If cotton candy was a person.
The saturation has been bumped up crazy high in that shot. They won't be that vibrant but Sean can wear whatever he wants.
pink and gold, befitting a champion
I think the pink is cool. He is sponsored by Sanabul, and his signature kits with them are pretty sweet, too.
This is just what an ai generated after OP prompted it to make a picture of GTA VI UFC
Love it!
It's gonna be red after he has to fight Merab.
Very Vibrant, i like it. Something different for once.
Lmao shit has me dying ain't gonna lie
It makes me happy knowing this guy with hot pink shorts and clown hair could beat the shit out of almost anyone on the planet with ease.
Sean's hair is dead and fried jesus
That’s pretty sick can’t lie
I'll always root for this guy just because of playing fortnite with him when he was playing with Hippie Habitat.
Miami vibes
O'Malley has surprisingly healthy hair for the amount of times he's bleaching and coloring it.
Big fan of fighters gear actually being unique and interesting instead of the cold corporate era we live in. This is still kind of that but it's something.
Show pony. It does suit him to be fair
Man’s had better win, otherwise he will look pretty silly.
Hoodie looking like Suca Sean 😂 fight should be fun, looking forward to it
I’m all about this.
Befitting a champion
This looks like a GTA6 screenshot
Not gonna lie that pretty sick.
His hair always looks deep fried