Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 177 - Mixed Martial Arts › Rule 875-177.5 - Contestants

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Time between matches.
No contestant shall be permitted to
				compete if the contestant participated in a boxing, wrestling, kickboxing,
				judo, or mixed martial arts event within the previous five-day
				period.
(2)
Age
				restrictions.
No contestant under the age of 18 years shall be
				permitted to participate in any event except by special permission of the
				commissioner.
(3)
Proper
				attire.
Contestants must wear proper athletic attire. Athletic attire
				of opposing contestants shall be of contrasting colors.
(4)
Body protection.
All
				male contestants shall wear a foulproof protective cup. All female contestants
				shall wear foulproof pelvic area protection and breast protection.
(5)
Mouth protection.
Each
				contestant shall wear a mouthpiece throughout each match. If the mouthpiece is
				knocked from a contestant's mouth, it shall be washed and then
				replaced.
(6)
Gloves.
Gloves shall be approved martial arts gloves. All
				gloves shall be approved by the commissioner.
(7)
Hand protection.
Only
				one roll of cotton gauze surgical bandage, not to exceed 2 inches in width and
				10 yards in length, shall be used for the protection of each hand. Only one
				winding of surgeons' adhesive tape, not more than 1½ inches in width,
				may be placed directly on the hand to protect that part of the hand near the
				wrist. The tape may cross the back of the hand twice, but shall not extend
				within 1 inch of the knuckles when the hand is clenched to make a fist.
				Practice wraps (training handwraps) may be used in lieu of gauze and
				tape.
(8)
Hair
				protection.
Where necessary, hair shall be secured in a manner that it
				will not interfere with the vision or safety of either contestant.
(9)
Use of substances.
Rescinded IAB 12/11/13, effective 1/15/14.
(10)
Contestants' grooming.
Rescinded IAB 12/11/13, effective 1/15/14.
(11)
Blood-borne disease
				testing.
Rescinded IAB 12/11/13, effective 1/15/14.
(12)
Weighing contestants.
a. The promoter shall arrange for each
				contestant to be weighed in Iowa during the 24-hour period prior to the
				event.
b. Accurate scales shall be
				furnished by the promoter.
c. An
				official who has been approved by the commissioner shall weigh each contestant
				and accurately record the contestant's name and weight and the date and time.
				The weight records shall be submitted to the commissioner on the date of the
				event.
d. All contestants scheduled
				for an event shall be weighed on the same date.
e. Contestants shall be weighed in the
				presence of their opponents and without shoes, clothes or equipment.
f. Unless both contestants weigh more than
				200 pounds, there shall not be a weight difference of more than 20 pounds
				between opponents without the commissioner's consent.
g. No less than two weeks before the event, a
				promoter may request that a representative of the commissioner be present when
				contestants are weighed. The fee for this optional service shall be $200 plus
				reasonable and necessary travel expenses.