Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) Mixed martial arts may be held in a
cage or a fenced area.
A manufactured cage convert unit may be
secured on a boxing ring if it conforms with the specifications and standards
for a cage for mixed martial arts.
(B)
The fenced or cage specifications for mixed
martial arts must meet the following requirements:
(1) The fenced or cage area must be of
circular type dimensions or have as many as eight equal sides;
(2) Two sides opposite of each other must
each have a designated color, one side blue the opposite red;
(3) Must be no smaller than twenty feet wide
and no larger than thirty-two feet across;
(4) The floor of the fenced area must be
padded with ensolite or another similar closed-cell foam, with at least a one
inch layer of foam padding, with a top covering of canvas, duck or similar
material tightly stretched and laced to the platform of the fenced or cage
area. Material that tends to gather in lumps or ridges must not be used;
(5) The platform of the fenced or
cage area must not be more than four feet above the floor of the building and
must have suitable steps for use of the contestants;
(6) Fence posts must be made of metal, not
more than six inches in diameter, extending from the floor of the building to
between five and seven feet above the floor of the fenced or cage area, and
must be properly padded in a manner approved by the executive director,
inspector or commission representative;
(7) The fencing used to enclose the fenced or
cage area must be made of a material that will prevent a contestant from
falling out or breaking through the fenced or cage area onto the floor of the
building or onto spectators, including, without limitation, chain link fence
coated with vinyl;
(8) Any metal
portion on the interior of the fenced or cage area must be covered and padded
in a manner approved by the executive director, inspector or commission
representative and must not be abrasive to the contestants;
(9) The fenced or cage area may have one or
two entrances. The entranced must be padded or cover and padded so that is no
exposed metal on the interior of the fence or caged area;
(10) There must not be any obstruction on any
part of the fence surrounding the area in which the contestants are competing;
(11) Any metal parts used to
enforce the fenced or caged area wall must be positioned as to not interfere
with the safety of the contestants;
(C)
The executive director or commission may request
a promoter of a mixed martial arts contests to place at least two video screens
which meet the approval of the executive director or commission, which will
allow patrons to view action inside the fenced or caged area.
(D)
A promoter may
request that a ring be used which must meet the standards approved by the
executive director or commission.
