Recently, the apparel malfunctions women fighters have to face during the fights have come to light through Jessica Andrade and Montana De La Rosa. Both these female fighters lost their matches as they were not able to put their complete focus on their fight due to the wardrobe malfunction. Andrade, who fought against Erin Blanchfield in the headline match, was forced to submit in round two via a rear naked choke. Andrade talked about the huge misfortune that came her way that resulted in her 10th loss while admitting that she lost concentration in the game as her breasts slipped out during the takedown attempt by her opponent. This resulted in the loss of position, and eventually, the fight changed completely in favor of Blanchfield.

Similarly, in UFC Vegas 70, Montana De La Rosa too faced a similar issue. In the match, De La Rosa lost to Tatiana Suarez through a guillotine choke. From the very beginning of the fight, Suarez was trying hard to establish a dominant position over De La Rosa. Her wardrobe malfunction was clearly visible while both fighters were engaged in the bout. Both incidents led to fans demanding better outfits for female fighters.

Fans react to the wardrobe malfunction that female fighters had to face

The American fighter took to her social media handle to talk about the issue. She wrote, “This is definitely a wardrobe issue hopefully @ufc, @venumwomen and @venum will fix this”.

Pros & Fans Ridicule Former UFC Strawweight Champion for Giving Wardrobe Malfunction Excuse for Defeat

Followed by her tweet ‘The People’s MMA’ made sure that they give the matter the importance it deserves. They tweeted “In all seriousness, they need a better design. I see how this could affected Montana’s defense/decision making.”

‘Women’s MMA Ranking’ too, felt it important to voice the issue as they tweeted “Montana De La Rosa wants to see changes to the women’s UFC fight gear following a wardrobe mishap at last night’s #UFCVegas70 event.”

Check out what fans felt about the wardrobe malfunction women fighters are facing.

One of the fans was confused as to why the fighters were not wearing shirts or rash guards. However, he added that as a man, he doesn’t think he can have an opinion on the same.

Like, is it the fighters choice to wear that type of apparel? I could've sworn I've seen shirts as an option. Are rash guards not allowed? One has high neck shirts i think. 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ idk I'm a guy and really don't have a say?

— aimesspainz (@aimesspainz) February 26, 2023

Some of the fans suggested that the female fighters try something similar to what Michelle Waterson wears.

I think waterson wears something akin to a tshirt?
They can all wear that and choose not to, 💴

— Mike Gazzola (@The_RealestReal) February 26, 2023

One of the Twitter users blamed the choice of De La Rosa.

Their is higher cut tops she chose to wear the low cut made for women with no tits🤷🤷

— Eric Guillot (@EricGuillot14) February 26, 2023

Another fan recommended that UFC should give the option to female fighters to wear high-neck shirts like One Championship.

One championship has a hi neck shirt UFC should implement for women who want that option

— Jim (@FukingCasuals) February 26, 2023

One of the fans had a perfect example to suggest.

A fan was curious to know if UFC compels the women fighters to wear a particular outfit. If not, a lot of options are available.

Does the UFC lock them into wearing gear from partnered companies?

If not, there are many good options, but fighters would want to wear gear from their sponsors (if they have them).

— Johnny Grunas 🇺🇸🇱🇹 グラナズ・ジョニー (@PJpremiere) February 26, 2023

One of the essays addressed how two women fighters faced the same issue in just two weeks.

2 weeks in a row with this wardrobe malfunction for the ladies, something should be done.

— MMA WAGERS (@pipez4142) February 27, 2023

The choice should be theirs

Both Andrade and De La Rosa pointed out how a better outfit would have helped them concentrate more on the fight. The majority of UFC fans claim that the promotion should take responsibility. Furthermore, the UFC community also suggested that women should feel comfortable while fighting, so the choice should be theirs.

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