MMA Gear Review: Sprawl Board Shorts
Written by Mike on September 10, 2008 – 9:32 am -There aren’t too many fighters nowadays who step inside the octagon or ring wearing trunks. Today, most of our favorite mixed martial artists’ gear is composed of the black or blue gloves, tape and of course, board shorts. The current UFC light heavyweight champion, Forrest Griffin, and the former UFC welterweight champion, Matt Serra are among the fighters sponsored by Sprawl. Others include veterans Ricardo Almeida, Josh Burkman, Kenny Florian, Josh Koscheck, Jason McDonald, Diego Sanchez, Joe Stevenson, Mike “Quick” Swick, and others.
MMA gear: Sprawl board shorts
Sprawl is an mma gear company that is among the more popular brand among fans of the sport. (This is likely due to the popularity of the sponsored fighters.) The usual board shorts have been used for the sport due to them generally being lightweight and having a smooth texture, no buttons and no zippers (the presence of which will give partners abrasions and/or cuts). Sprawl has improved on this design by adding features such as material made of 100% nylon and no pockets for grips or snagging. Velcro and tie closures are located to the side so these do not press into one’s belly during no gi bjj or mma training. Seems are reinforced for durability during training too. Crotch area is made higher for splits and high kicks. In addition there are no-slip grips on the inner thighs for armbars, shoulderlocks or general guard play. Let’s not forget that Sprawl shorts are also comfortable. The shorts neither soak up sweat, cling or hike up one’s legs.
To get a good buy, make sure to get the right size by either fitting your mma gear or using the available size charts. This will be good advise to take up since Sprawl shorts have no drawstrings for tightening the waist. Prices range from US $34.50 to 56.50 according to the official website.
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