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 212.9 - Hand wrapping
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) In all weight classes, the bandages on each contestant's hand shall be restricted tosoft gauze cloth of not more than 15 yards in length and two inches in width, held inplace by not more than 10 feet of surgeon's tape, one inch in width, for each hand.
(b) Surgeon's adhesive tape shall be placed directly on each hand for protection near thewrist. The tape may cross the back of the hand twice and extend to cover and protectthe knuckles when the hand is clenched to make a fist.
(c) The bandages shall be evenly distributed across the hand.
(d) Bandages and tape shall be placed on the contestant's hands in the dressing room inthe presence of the Commission and in the presence of the manager or chief second ofhis or her opponent.
(e) Under no circumstances are gloves to be placed on the hands of a contestant untilthe approval of the Commission is received.
