Check out Eddie Wineland’s minimalist hand wraps following KO win over Frankie Saenz at UFC on Fox 20.
Without fail, when Eddie Wineland fights, Joe Rogan will start in on his “Don’t teach your kids to fight like Eddie Wineland,” speech. Of course, what he means is, don’t fight with your hands down, chin up, back stiff, and entirely reliant on foot-speed and head movement to create defense. What he probably wasn’t thinking of was being a power puncher who doesn’t wrap his hands.
Eddie Wineland ✔ @EddieWineland
Fact: I hate hand wraps so the commission requires "something" Here are my wraps from last night! #hardhands
11:07 PM - 24 Jul 2016
Still, if Wineland deserves any particular stylistic claim to infamy, perhaps there’s no more fitting one than that. The fighter recently posted a shot of his “wraps” shortly after KOing Frankie Saenz in the third round of their UFC on Fox 20 bout.
As you can see, there’s about as little as possible covering his hands and knuckles, just enough to pass pre-fight inspections. After that, any injury prevention and/or KO power is all down to technique and bone density.
But hey, if it works, why fix it?
