Groin Protection for MMA

For MMA, look for a cup: cup-style protectors suit kicking and grappling better than larger no-foul protectors, which restrict both. Men must wear one in competition under IMMAF's and UWW's amateur rules and the ABC's professional rules.

Check who a protector is designed for: RDX says its 1N cup protects "the male genital area". For women, groin protection is optional under IMMAF's 2021 amateur rules (section 15) and UWW's amateur MMA rules (Article 1.3), and the ABC's professional Unified Rules don't require it (Rule 11).

For men, IMMAF's amateur rules have every male athlete provide and wear his own groin protector (section 15). UWW requires men to wear a plastic groin protector (Article 1.3), and the ABC's professional Unified Rules require groin protection for men (Rule 11).