North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 14B - Public Safety
Chapter 10 - BOXING AUTHORITY
Section .0800 - MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
Section 10 .0806 - DURATION AND ROUNDS - MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

Universal Citation: 14B NC Admin Code 10 .0806

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024

Length and number of rounds shall be as follows:

(1) Non championship matches, exhibitions or mixed martial arts must not exceed three rounds of five minutes each with a one minute rest period that includes a 10 second warning signal.

(2) Championship bouts shall be five rounds of five minutes each with a one minute rest period that includes a 10 second warning signal.

(3) Amateur bouts shall be three rounds of three minutes each with a 60 second rest period that includes a 10 second warning signal.

(4) Amateur championship matches shall consist of five rounds of four minutes each with a 60 second rest period that includes a 10 second warning signal.

(5) A minimum number of 21 rounds must be scheduled for any mixed martial arts program of matches.

(6) "Pro/Am" events must have a combination of three professional bouts and five amateur bouts or five professional bouts and three amateur bouts scheduled. Professional bouts shall follow amateur bouts with no intermixing of the bouts.

Authority G.S. 143-652.1;
Eff. March 1, 2008;
Transferred from 14A NCAC 12 .0806 Eff. June 1, 2013;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. January 9, 2018.

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