Reebok women’s MMA tanktops would be illegal under proposed new apparel rule

LAS VEGAS — Valerie Letourneau is probably somewhere smiling.

The Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) will vote on proposed new rules to standardize women’s mixed martial arts in-fight apparel Tuesday at its annual conference. The MMA rules and regulations committee and medical committees unanimously voted to recommend clearer regulations for women’s fight gear, which had previously allowed things like grappling pants, and presented the potential changes Monday.

Under the proposed new standards, women’s fighters will be able to wear either a sports bra or a form-fitting rash guard (short sleeve above the elbow or sleeveless). T-shirts, half shirts and singlets will no longer be allowed. Neither will Reebok’s loose-fitting tanktops, which are given to women who don’t want to wear sports bras in the cage.

Letourneau had her loose-fitting tank pulled down by a kick in a fight with Joanne Calderwood in June. …

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