New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 212 - Special Rules for the Conduct of Professional Mixed Martial Arts › Section 212.7 - Equipment

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Combatants
				shall wear open finger gloves weighing no less than four (4) and no more than
				eight(8) ounces.Gloves must be appropriate in weight for the combatant's hand
				size. The gloves used in professional mixed martial arts contests and
				exhibitions must be promoter-supplied, of a brand and model approved by the
				Commission, and shall be new unless otherwise authorized by the Commission. No
				combatant may supply his or her own gloves. All gloves must be approved by the
				referee and the Commission prior to and during use in any contest or
				exhibition, or they must be replaced. The gloves used for all contests or
				exhibitions must be clean, sanitary, free of debris, and in good condition.
				Gloves found to be twisted, manipulated, altered, unfit or ill-fitting, shall
				not be approved and shall be required to be replaced by the promoter.
(b) Male contestants shall provide and wear a
				foul-proof groin protector during competition. The groin protector is subject
				to examination and approval by the referee and the Commission.
(c) Female contestants shall provide and wear
				a chest protector during competition. The chest protector is subject to
				examination and approval by the referee and the Commission. Female contestants
				may, in their own discretion and at their own risk, provide and wear a
				foul-proof groin protector during competition. The groin protector is subject
				to examination and approval by the referee and the Commission prior to use in
				competition.
(d) For each contest
				or exhibition, the licensed promoter shall provide each contestant's corner
				with a clean water bucket, a plastic water bottle, and a ring stool approved by
				the Commission.An appropriate number of stools or chairs, of a type approved by
				theCommission, shall be available for each contestant's seconds. Such stools or
				chairsshall be located near each contestant's corner. All stools and chairs
				used must bethoroughly cleaned or replaced after the conclusion of each
				bout.
(e) The chief second shall
				equip himself or herself with: a clear plastic waterbottle; a bucket of ice; a
				solution or product of kind approved by theCommission for stopping
				hemorrhaging; adhesive tape; gauze; scissors;and one extra mouthpiece. No
				ammonia may be used in the ring. The ringside physician, the referee or a
				Commission representative may, at any time,inspect the contents of the chief
				second's first-aid kit.
(f) All
				contestants are required to wear a mouthpiece duringcompetition. The mouthpiece
				shall be subject to examination and approval by theattending physician. In the
				event that a contestant loses his or her mouthpiece, the referee shall call
				time during a lull in the action of the contest and cause such contestant's
				seconds to install a backup mouthpiece or promptly wash and reinstall the same
				mouthpiece. If a referee determines that a contestant has deliberately spit out
				his or her mouthpiece for any reason, the referee may issue a warning to such
				contestant or deduct one or more points from such contestantand, upon any
				subsequent such infraction, may disqualify the contestant by declaring the
				opponent a winner.