(2) Section 2 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 6301) is 
further amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and 
combat sport competitions’’ after ‘‘professional 
boxing matches’’; 
(B) in paragraphs (3), (6), and (14), by 
inserting ‘‘and fighters’’ after ‘‘boxers’’ each 
place it appears; 
(C) in paragraphs (4), (11), and (13), by 
inserting ‘‘or fighter’’ after ‘‘boxer’’ each place 
it appears; 
(D) in paragraphs (6), (9), and (14), by 
inserting ‘‘or combat sport competition’’ after 
‘‘professional boxing match’’ each place it ap-
pears; 
(E) in paragraph (9), by inserting ‘‘or 
competition’’ after ‘‘the match’’ each place it 
appears; 
(F) in paragraphs (12) and (13), by strik-
ing ‘‘boxing service provider’’ and inserting 
‘‘boxing or combat sport service provider’’; and 
(G) in paragraph (15) by inserting ‘‘or 
combat sports’’ after ‘‘boxing’’. 
(3) Section 3(2) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
6302(2)) is further amended by inserting ‘‘and pro-
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fessional combat sports industry’’ after ‘‘professional 
boxing industry’’. 
(4) Section 4(a) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
6303(a)) is further amended by inserting ‘‘and com-
bat sport regulations’’ after ‘‘professional boxing 
regulations’’. 
(5) Section 6(c) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
6305(c)) is further amended by inserting ‘‘and fight-
ing’’ after ‘‘risk associated with boxing’’. 
(6) Section 7(a)(2) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
6306(a)(2)) is further amended by inserting ‘‘or 
compete’’ after ‘‘box’’. 
(7) Section 9 of such Act is further amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Within 2’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(a) BOXING CONTRACTS.—Within 2’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) COMBAT SPORTS CONTRACTS.—Not later than 
2 years after the date of enactment of the Muhammad 
Ali Expansion Act, the Association of Boxing Commissions 
(ABC) shall develop and shall approve by a vote of no less 
than a majority of its member State boxing commis-
sioners, guidelines for minimum contractual provisions 
that should be included in bout agreements and mixed 
martial arts and other combat sport contracts. It is the 
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sense of the Congress that State boxing commissions 
should follow these ABC guidelines.’’. 
(8) Section 10(a) of such Act is further amend-
ed— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ‘‘or 
fighter’s’’ after ‘‘boxer’s’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘This subsection’’ and 
inserting ‘‘With respect to boxing con-
tracts, this subsection’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘With respect to mixed martial 
arts and other combat sport contracts, this 
subsection shall only apply to contracts en-
tered into after the date of the enactment 
of the Muhammad Ali Expansion Act.’’. 
(9) Section 11 of such Act is further amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Within 2’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) BOXING CONTRACTS.—Within 2’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(2) COMBAT SPORTS.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of the Muhammad 
Ali Expansion Act, the Association of Boxing Com-
missions shall develop and shall approve by a vote of 
no less than a majority of its member State boxing 
commissioners, guidelines for objective and con-
sistent written criteria for the ratings of mixed mar-
tial arts and other combat sports. It is the sense of 
the Congress that sanctioning bodies and State box-
ing commissions should follow these ABC guide-
lines.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)(1)(C) is amended by 
striking ‘‘boxer’s rating’’ and inserting ‘‘boxer 
or fighter’s rating’’. 
(10) Section 13 of such Act is further amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘boxer’s 
purse’’ and inserting ‘‘boxer or fighter’s purse’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘boxer’s 
purse’’ and inserting ‘‘boxer or fighter’s purse’’. 
(11) Section 17(b)(2)(B) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 6308(b)(2)(B)) is further amended by insert-
ing ‘‘, and fighters participating in a mixed martial 
arts competition or other combat sport competition 
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scheduled for 11 minutes or more’’ after ‘‘10 rounds 
or more’’. 
(12) Section 18(b)(3) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
6309(b)(3)) is further amended by inserting ‘‘or 
combat sport’’ after ‘‘State boxing’’. 
Æ 
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