The brand new UFC Venum fight gear made its official Octagon debut at UFC Vegas 23 tonight. It was the first time fighters competed in Venum kits following the promotion's new deal with the clothing and apparel brand. It seems like fans love the kits.Many fans took to Twitter to praise the new Venum fight gear that fighters were seen sporting during the event. And most of them believe that the latest kits are much better than the now-discontinued Reebok kits fighters wore until recently.The UFC severed ties with Reebok, bringing an end to its multi-year deal with the clothing and apparel brand. The last time UFC fighters were seen wearing Reebok kits was at the recently concluded UFC 260 pay-per-view.When the latest Venum kits were first launched via the UFC store, fans' reactions were mixed. While some were impressed with the new kits, others didn't find anything worth appreciating in them.However, the reaction of fans to the kits during UFC Vegas 23 certainly establishes the fact that the new kits have indeed made a positive impression. Fans love the new look of the Venum fight gear, especially the shorts. The consensus seems to be that the new Venum kits are a great upgrade to the former Reebok kits.Check out how UFC fans reacted to the latest Venum kits during UFC Vegas 23:God those Venum kits are so much better than those ugly ass Reebok ones lmao— George (@George275_) April 10, 2021Yeah the new Venum shorts are good.— Anderson Dawes (@HellenicAztec) April 10, 2021The Venum kit looks amazing🔥😍— Yousaf🐺 (@Y_A_4_4) April 10, 2021Yo @venum where can I get some of those ufc shorts? Things are poppin'— Florida Hodl (@FloridaHodl) April 10, 2021Woke up a bit late lol.Venum shorts look great!— Levi (@LevyMMA) April 10, 2021The Venum gear looks soooo sick dude— Silence of the Yams (@YamsGambit) April 10, 2021The @venum ufc gear looks so much better than the Reebok stuff ever was.🔥— Chris Cooper (@COOPSthereitis4) April 10, 2021New Venum UFC gear debut here on this card and an upgrade imo from Reebok. Nice. #UFCVegas23— T. Reynolds (@tampabless) April 10, 2021Better than Reebok for me— Elijiah Blea (@ElijiahBlea) April 10, 2021I do dig the Venum apparel— Richard Flynn Fenderson (@RFlynn603) April 10, 2021The Venum gear looks so good. I actually really really really like it— AVATAR MMA 💨 (@AvatarMMA) April 10, 2021That @venum fight gear is straight 🔥🔥🔥🔥 @ufc— micah b. (@micahbruening) April 10, 2021They look good but letting each fighter add their on little customization will make it way better— john_doe99 (@Johndoe63607187) April 10, 2021Wow: @venum > @Reebok and it’s not even close! 👊🏾🥋🩳— Popeye Vasquez (@popeye_vasquez) April 10, 2021The new Venum gear looks great.#UFCVegas23 #UFC #UFC261 pic.twitter.com/VsepCOAN7o— Akki (@Akkiakki1137) April 10, 2021Better than Reebok for me— Elijiah Blea (@ElijiahBlea) April 10, 2021Absolute 🔥🔥🔥 blows Reebok out of the water.— Pistol-Whip Pete (@OKSTCowboysJR) April 10, 2021Idk why but I’m so happy to see venum being displayed oppose to Reebok. It’s just so refreshing— Martin Torres (@M559T) April 10, 2021Lovin the venum gear. Excited to wear it in a month! #UFCFightnight— Mike Trizano (@TheLoneWolfMMA) April 10, 2021@venum I treated you much too harshly...I was wrong pic.twitter.com/wq0DX4YVFw— Darragh Kelly (@darraghkelly19) April 10, 2021You see these red venum shorts yhh 👀🔥 the new venum fight kit is class #UFCVegas23— Harun (@HarunDookhit) April 10, 2021these new venum kits look way better than Reebok— ☞ant romano✞ (@antromano23) April 10, 2021The contentious side of Venum's latest deal with the UFCWhile the new Venum kits are being showered with praise, fans also criticized the promotion's deal with the clothing and apparel brand for a different reason. The pay increase for fighters sporting the new Venum kits compared to the old Reebok ones can be termed as marginal at best. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani)In the UFC, fighters aren't allowed to use sports sponsors on their fight gear inside the Octagon, severely limiting their pay. After the UFC ended its deal with Reebok, the promotion hoped that the new pay structure for fighters sporting the new kits would be better-paying. However, that hasn't been the case.