{"id":55460,"date":"2013-03-26T11:10:19","date_gmt":"2013-03-26T18:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=55460"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:12:03","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:12:03","slug":"wsof-officials-approved-ufc-gloves-for-arlovski-prior-to-bout-mma-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/wsof-officials-approved-ufc-gloves-for-arlovski-prior-to-bout-mma-news\/","title":{"rendered":"WSOF Officials Approved UFC Gloves For Arlovski Prior To Bout | MMA NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Arlovski-WSOF2-Feature.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55315\" title=\"Arlovski WSOF2 Feature\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Arlovski-WSOF2-Feature-e1364321278174.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"370\" height=\"261\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nMuch was made about former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski wearing UFC gloves in his fight against Anthony Johnson last weekend at WSOF 2.<\/p>\n<p>However, now that the dust has settled, WSOF officials revealed to Ariel Helwani that because of Arlovski&#8217;s large hands the UFC gloves were the only available to fit him properly.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;We tried several brands of 3[XL] gloves and none fit [Arlovski&#8217;s] big hands so someone got a UFC pair and they fit, and there was no time to get another brand.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Much was made about former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski wearing UFC gloves in his fight against Anthony Johnson last weekend at WSOF 2. 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