Code of Massachusetts Regulations
523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION)
Title 523 CMR 16.00 - Mixed Martial Arts Contests And Exhibitions
Section 16.01 - Duration
Universal Citation: 523 MA Code of Regs 523.16
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
In accordance with M.G.L. c. 147, § 38, the following limitations shall apply except as otherwise approved by the Commission:
(1) A non-championship contest or exhibition of mixed martial arts must not exceed three rounds in duration.
(2) A championship contest of mixed martial arts may be five rounds in duration.
(3) A period of unarmed combat in a contest or exhibition of mixed martial arts must be five minutes in duration. A period of rest following a period of unarmed combat in a contest or exhibition of mixed martial arts must be one minute in duration.
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