Aokis pants dont just help his grappling efforts, they help him in all aspects of winning…..they are magic pants after all!!!!!

I don’t see how pants could help anyone grapple more than handwraps help increase punching power.

I’ve never worn pants like that, but from two years of grappling I’d say they help a lot once the sweat is flowing. But on that note, I’d love to see them legalized in the US. I think we’d see a small but appreciable increase in submission finishes in later rounds. I’m just making this up, but it sounds good so I’m sticking with it.

I like the idea of standard clothing worn by fighters. It eliminates the question of advantage. I don’t think it really help, but it doesn’t matter.

I said this like a year ago. The pants have nothing to do with his grappling ability. As someone above stated, it matters when there would otherwise be a lot of sweat and difficulty executing submissions. Aoki doesn’t really finish fights in the third round – it’s either fast or it’s a decision.

As for why they aren’t allowed in ADCC, I’m not sure. Tons of guys wear rash guards and t-shirts so I don’t see why pants would be any different. But I’m not specifically knowledgeable about these sort of rules in grappling competitions.

The “magic” pants and fight shorts, with knee wraps/braces and ankle wraps/braces? Seems like once you get done with all that extra material for your legs you damn near have a similar thing.

If they don’t make that much difference, I guess we can expect to see him working his way though most of the UFC’s light-weight division at some stage in the future?

I asked Aoki in an e-mail interview set up by Dream whether his pants aid his grappling skills, and his response (as translated by a Dream PR representative)…

Hmmm… I suppose that’s the reason why Smith only got one question answered.