Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 128 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE-KANSAS ATHLETIC COMMISSION › Article 6 - RULES OF CONDUCT AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL BOXING, PROFESSIONAL KICKBOXING, PROFESSIONAL FULL-CONTACT KARATE, AND PROFESSIONAL MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Section 128-6-4 - Professional mixed martial arts contests

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Except as otherwise specified in this regulation, each
				professional mixed martial arts contest shall be conducted in accordance with
				this regulation. If a contestant is a professional in boxing, kickboxing, or
				karate, the contestant shall compete only as a professional in any mixed martial
				arts contest.
(a) Each contest shall be
			 limited to those forms of martial arts that consist of unarmed combat.
(b) Except with the prior approval of the
			 commission, a nonchampionship bout shall not exceed three rounds in duration.
			 Each championship bout shall be five rounds in duration. Each contest shall
			 consist of at least four bouts.
(c)
			 Each round during a bout of professional mixed martial arts shall be five minutes
			 in duration. Each period of rest following a round of combat shall be one minute
			 in duration.
(d) Each contestant
			 shall be weighed by the commissioner or designee within 48 hours before the
			 contest. If a contestant's weight does not fall within the range for the weight
			 classification in which the contestant is scheduled to compete in that contest,
			 the contestant shall be reweighed within two hours. If the contestant's weight
			 does not then fall within the range for that weight classification, the
			 contestant shall be disqualified by the boxing commissioner.
(e) A mixed martial arts contestant shall not
			 participate in a boxing, kickboxing, full-contact karate, or professional mixed
			 martial arts bout in Kansas for at least seven days following a previous bout in
			 Kansas or in any other jurisdiction.
(f) Each contestant shall fight only opponents
			 who are in the contestant's weight classification. A bout between two contestants
			 in different weight classifications may be approved by the commission if the
			 difference between the weights of the two contestants does not exceed nine
			 pounds, except for heavyweights and super heavyweights.
(g) The schedule of weight classifications
			 shall be as follows:
Classification
Weight
(1) Atomweight
over 95 and through 105 pounds
(2) Strawweight
over 105 and through 115 pounds
(3) Flyweight
over 115 and through 125 pounds
(4) Bantamweight
over 125 and through 135 pounds
(5) Featherweight
over 135 and through 145 pounds
(6) Lightweight
over 145 and through 155 pounds
(7) Welterweight
over 155 and through 170 pounds
(8) Middleweight
over 170 and through 185 pounds
(9) Light heavyweight
over 185 and through 205 pounds
(10) Heavyweight
over 205 and through 265 pounds
(11) Super heavyweight
over 265 pounds
(h) If a
			 substitute contestant is scheduled for a bout, the substitute contestant shall be
			 subject to the same physical examination requirements as those for the original
			 contestant, and the substitute contestant shall be approved by both the physician
			 and the commission.
(i) Any
			 contestant who fails to appear at the appointed place and at the specified time
			 to be examined and weighed or who leaves the designated area without the
			 permission of the commission before the weigh-in or the physical examination is
			 complete may be subject to discipline by the commission.
(j) If a bout is deemed by the commission to be
			 a mismatch that could expose one or both contestants to serious injury based on
			 the record, experience, skill, or condition of each of the contestants, the bout
			 shall be disapproved and cancelled by the boxing commissioner.
(k) The weight of each contestant or the
			 classification in which the contestant will compete, or both, shall be announced
			 at ringside.
(l) Each contestant's
			 equipment shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Each contestant shall wear mixed martial
			 arts-appropriate attire and protective devices, including a dental appliance or a
			 mouthpiece approved by the commissioner. Each male contestant shall wear a
			 protective cup. Each female contestant shall wear a protective pelvic girdle and
			 either a short-sleeved or sleeveless form-fitting rash guard or a sports bra. Any
			 female contestant may also wear a plastic breast protector. Contestants shall not
			 wear shoes or any padding on their feet during the contest.
(2) Only Vaseline® or a similar
			 petroleum-based product may be lightly applied to the face, arms, or any other
			 exposed part of a contestant's body.