MMA hands

[HumbleWCGuy]

The thicker the gloves the harder the punches. Thin gloves do not make any difference. Gloves reduce cuts on the struck, but they protect the hands of the striker allowing for much harder and riskier punches.


Edit:
I like this thread. I would like to be moved off my position that mma strikers are just not that good. People who have attempted to defend mma striking are reinforcing my beliefs as I interpret what they are saying as:

MMA strikers as a group have 1 dimensional clinching tactics by kickboxing/boxing standards

MMA strikers as a group don't have credible defenses to get into exchanges by kickboxing/boxing standards

MMA strikers as a group often don't have credible chins by kickboxing/boxing standards

MMA strikers lack the footwork and strategies to manage distance by kickboxing/boxing standards

MMA strikers as a group lack the understanding necessary to generate power while punching compactly by kickboxing/boxing standards