It now looks extremely unlikely that Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather will be wearing 8-ounce gloves in the T-Mobile Arena.

After Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor had both sent a request to the Nevada Athletic Commission to reduce the glove size for their August 26th bout, most pundits seemed fairly certain that the 8-ounce mitts would be given the green light.

However, on Tuesday evening, news broke that the Association of Ringside Physicians (ARP) had sent a letter to the NAC urging them not to approve the request as it would set an unwanted precedent that might affect the safety of the bout and many others moving forward.

According to MMAFighting, ARP chairman Dr Raymond Monsell penned the letter in which he stated that Mayweather vs. McGregor “has already been set a specified weight class [154 lbs],” which demands that 10-ounce gloves be worn by both fighters.

“Unless there is scientific evidence to support the view that such a change might improve the safety of the bout, we should strongly caution against allowing current regulations to be over-ruled,” Monsell wrote. “To do so would also set a precedent for future bouts.”

Although the NAC has not yet ruled on the glove request, with the ARP urging them to put safety first, it now seems highly unlikely that the ask will be approved.

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