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Why do UFC fighters not wear head gear to prevent cauliflower ears?

Posted By On 02 Mar 2011. Under MMA  Tags: , , , , , , , , ,   

It seems as if you see so many fighters with cauliflowers ears, which from what i heard is pretty painful. I wrestle for my high school, and they make us wear head gear. So why dont they wear head gear in the UFC and other MMA organizations to prevent cauliflower ears or any other infections?

5 Responses to “Why do UFC fighters not wear head gear to prevent cauliflower ears?”

  1. Ken K says:
    March 2, 2011 at 2:10 pm

    The “look” makes them look even tougher??

  2. Doo Wop says:
    March 2, 2011 at 2:40 pm

    Is that what it is? I did not know that. I thought that was some kind of intentional injury to make them better fighter. And it does look ugly as heck.

  3. mosdef_23 says:
    March 2, 2011 at 2:55 pm

    The time spent in the ring actually fighting is minimal compared to training…….in wrestling training, smart fighters wear headgear to prevent the califlower ears since they train so much, 15 minutes in the ring isn’t gonna do much to their ears unless they are taking straight ear punches……in which they would have to drain their ears after……

  4. Mario_VDM says:
    March 2, 2011 at 3:39 pm

    it is painful as F&%*k to get these, feels like someone ripped off your ear and poured salt in the wound. But it aint just wrestlers. Rugby players, judokas and boxers walk around with these too. Any blow you get on your ears can cause it. Be it fists or clashing heads.

    Basically you are watching fighters who already have these. Wearing protection is not going to make it go away. We do wear it in practice and training, but I see a lot of guys that think they do not need it and that this is part of it all. I assume for a professional fighter, that could play a role.

    Not sure on your experience, but using protection cap or such in an MMA fight doesn’t work out. You will have to stop the fight every minute to have fighters re-adjust their headgear. Plus, it may cut your opponent – or vice versa. I’ve seen that happen too.

    But you cannot deny that walking around with such an ear has a lot of trouble makers think twice before bothering you… :-P

  5. C02 says:
    March 2, 2011 at 4:20 pm

    Head Gear would protect some places that fighters need to hit like the temple

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