MMA Clothing: A Review of the Knoxx Gear Hoody
Written by Mike on August 27, 2008 – 12:40 pm -I have a Knoxx Gear hoody that I bought at the mixed martial arts clothing area of a gym in Northern California. It’s supposedly 100% knit cotton but this reviewer is not that kind of person who can tell the material in clothing. This one hoody cost $49.99 (plus tax) making it slightly less pricey than more popular brands and just about as expensive as other mma clothing.
MMA clothing: Knoxx hoody
The hoody itself is black/ dark blue with a white Knoxx logo on the chest and left forearm. I’ve placed this article of clothing in the washing machine and dryer and it still looks pretty good afterwards.
There is nothing particularly special (good or bad) about the hoody. It keeps you warm at night (in the western United States anyway) and that’s about it. Buying mma clothing is not about practicality of course (considering this is about $50 for a sweater). It’s about showing you know of or train in mixed martial arts. Or it can be about being a rebel by wearing supposed outlaw mma clothing… like everyone else.
One may get tired of seeing plenty of people wear Tap Out, Sprawl or Affliction gear (whether these people train or not) because these brands of mma clothing are too common or too loud. Knoxx is a good alternative to these brands. The design, i.e. logo placing, of the Knoxx hoody is simple. If loud logos that scream “I want attention” or “Hey I watch the UFC!” are not your thing, then Knoxx is a good choice to make.
Ultimate Fighters sponsored by Knoxx gear include Chris “Lights Out” Lytle and Jake O’Brien. Other sponsored, popular mixed martial artists outside the UFC are Cung Le and Josh Thompson, both champions in the San Jose-based Strikeforce organization. Heavyweight UFC veteran Paul Buentello also wears Knoxx mma clothing. Knoxx gear is then something to consider if you want to wear the same clothing with the Sanshou practitioner who broke Frank Shamrock’s wrist.
Wearing mma clothing these days makes one just another face in the crowd but it came in handy for this reviewer one night. I was standing outside Vivid in San Jose trying to call my friends who were already inside for a postfight party. I was within sight of the bouncer who was checking if people came from the mma event just an hour before. The bouncer was actually future Strikeforce champion Josh Thomson and seeing me wearing this Knoxx hoody, he let me in with a pass to the “V.I.P. section” of the party where I met up with my friends (conveniently chatting up girls instead of answering their phones). That positive experience made my Knoxx mma clothing memorable but to be fair, gives this review some potential bias.
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