Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - ATHLETIC COMMISSION
Title 38
Chapter 6 - MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
Section 38-6-008 - ELIMINATION TOURNAMENTS
Current through March 20, 2024
008.01 All provisions of statute and regulation pertaining to license and fees, event permits, contracts, tickets, the unified rules, ring requirements, attending physician, judges, referees, matchmakers, timekeepers, seconds, promoters, managers, and medical insurance, in addition to the provisions in this section, will apply to elimination tournaments.
008.02 A winning contestant is required to have a minimum of a 30-minute rest interval between bouts. During the 30-minute rest interval, the contestant must be checked and cleared by the attending physician to compete in the next bout. All contestants must undergo pre-bout and post-bout physicals. Any decision of the attending physician is final.
008.03 No MMA contestant will be permitted to participate in any licensed bout more than once a day in any seven (7)-day period, except during a scheduled and licensed tournament requiring more than two days to complete. No MMA contestant may be allowed to compete more than once in any calendar day unless the event is a scheduled and licensed amateur MMA tournament and only in accordance with the following:
008.04 An elimination tournament must be a single elimination event with the losing contestant not being allowed to participate in the same program of bouts. If a bout is declared a draw, the judges will reevaluate their scorecards and select a winner.