 According to the writer, precisely why is it preferable not to wear boxing gloves in the UFC?
UFC's flameout from national sensation to total irrelevance is a tragedy of American sports, a cautionary tale of prudishness, heavy-handed politics, and cultural myopia. UFC allowed, even promoted, all notions of bad sportsmanship: kicking a man when he's down, hitting him in the groin, choking. My passion for ultimate fighting (which is also called "extreme" or "no-holds-barred" fighting) began when I saw the finals of UFC IV. It showed the reality of what works in an actual fight," says Dave Meltzer, editor of Wrestling Observer . UFC's promoters predicted that it would supplant boxing as America's martial art. UFC fell victim to cultural determinism about what a fight is.
 Wearing boxing gloves makes it easier to throw repeated head punches.
 Because boxing has shown that wearing boxing gloves encourages head injury and leads to death, UFC fighters do not wear them.  Wearing boxing gloves makes it easier to throw repeated head punches.  Ultimate fighters don't wear boxing gloves so that they don't break their hands.  UFC fighters need to use their hands in different modes of combat in which boxing gloves would be a hidnerment.