Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 230 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE, OREGON STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION › Division 30 - LICENSES AND APPLICATIONS › Section 230-030-0150 - Weigh-In, Pre-fight Physical Examination and Post-fight Physical Examination

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) No
			 unarmed combat sports competitor shall be weighed-in or administered a
			 pre-fight physical examination unless the competitor is properly licensed by
			 the superintendent.
(2) Weigh-in:
			 Unless approved by an authorized representative of the superintendent, unarmed
			 combat sports competitors shall be officially weighed within 24 hours prior to
			 the commencement of the event:
(a) The
			 weigh-in shall occur at a time and place designated or approved by the
			 Administrator, and in the presence of an authorized representative of the
			 superintendent;
(b) In the interest
			 of the health and safety of unarmed combat sports competitors, the
			 Administrator may require competitors to remove all items of weight and weigh
			 in with only the uniform they will compete in or undress behind a curtain in
			 order to accurately determine the weight of each competitor.
(c) Scales approved by the Administrator
			 shall be utilized for the official weigh-in;
(d) Any unarmed combat sports competitor who
			 has been signed to a contract to compete at any unarmed combat sports event may
			 be ordered by the superintendent or an authorized representative of the
			 superintendent to appear at any time to be weighed by an authorized
			 representative of the superintendent;
(e) If an unarmed combat sports competitor is
			 late to the weigh-in or to the pre-fight physical examination, the competitor
			 may be subject to disciplinary action;
(f) If an unarmed combat sports competitor
			 appears at the weigh-in, and the competitor's body weight is 5% or more over
			 the agreed upon weight, the competitor may be disqualified from the bout and
			 the competitor may be subject to disciplinary action by the
			 superintendent;
(g) If in an
			 attempt to make weight, the unarmed combat sports competitor shows evidence of
			 significant dehydration, of having taken diuretics or other drugs, or of having
			 used any other harsh modality, the examining medical personnel may refuse to
			 medically qualify the competitor to participate in an event;
(h) A professional unarmed combat sports
			 competitor who fails to make the weight contractually agreed upon in his or her
			 bout agreement forfeits 20% of his or her purse to his or her opponent, if the
			 competitor is unable to make the contractually agreed upon weight within two
			 hours directly following the weigh-in, and the bout takes place. If the
			 professional competitor is able to make the contractually agreed upon weight or
			 weighs less than 1 pound outside the agreed limits, no forfeit may be imposed
			 or fine assessed upon the competitor;
(i) All unarmed combat sports competitors are
			 permitted two hours directly following the start of the scheduled weigh-in to
			 make weight regardless of whether the competitor is competing in a professional
			 or amateur bout.
(A) If a professional unarmed
			 combat sports competitor agrees to fight an opponent who has failed to make
			 weight, the fight may take place, if approved by an authorized representative
			 of the superintendent. The bout agreement shall be amended to reflect the
			 agreed upon weight.
(B) The 1 pound
			 allowance set forth in this section does not apply to championship or title
			 bouts. In bouts deemed to be championship or title bouts, the competitors must
			 be at or below the agreed upon weight.
(C) If a title bout is scheduled and one
			 competitor does not make the agreed upon weight, that competitor is not
			 eligible to win the title, but the opponent who made the agreed upon weight is
			 eligible win the title.