When and why were shoes banned from MMA?

I'd say around UFC 22 or 2000 is when I stopped seeing shoes being worn in The UFC. I'm not certain, but I believe I have seen fighters wearing shoes after 1999 in Pride.

Personally, I have a hard time doing physical activities barefoot, I need some support.

Was "no shoes allowed" an organizational trend, and became one of the unified rules? What's the story? I can totally see shoes not being allowed since you did not have to wear them, and we had matches with one fighter wearing shoes and the other barefoot.. Maybe the thought they could level the playing field in doing so?

Thanks MMA :thumbsup

 

UFC 28 was the introduction of URMMA

 

http://www.abcboxing.com/unified_mma_rules.html

Right on, here are the rules if anyone wants to know.

I'm feeling kinda lazy, but I didn't see anything about shoes in there.. I just wanna know why and why not :|:|:|

 

Didn't Pudzainowski wear shoes in his debut?!

 

shoes are not banned in MMA, although they might be in the UFC.

UFC isnt MMA.

 

Imagine the damage they could do with shoes. Steel caps would be all the rage

 

Good find on the rules. Very useful. Will keep a shortcut to that :thumbsup

 

Mark Coleman got booted in the face by Pete whateverhisnamewas (can't remember at the mo')....brutal!

 

yea that was mean!!!!!

 

WTf was his name?!?!? Lions Den fighter IIRC.....I ain't googling it, that's cheating :good

 

Petey Williams

 

They dont allow shoes in ufc cuz they are dangerous weapons, just imagine what damage you can cause to your opponent with just your shoes.
Remember what happened to Bush when he went to irak and that dude threw his shoes at him.

 

He missed....:roll:

 

George Bush is a master at shoe dodging, ever since Random Tasks failed assassination attempt.

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They sent their best and W still standin.

 

Vitor used to were shoes back in the day... the rules were you couldnt kick with shoes on.