523 CMR, § 16.01

Current through Register 1538, January 3, 2025

Section 16.01 - Duration

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.

523 CMR, § 16.01

Amended by Mass Register Issue 1331, eff. 1/27/2017.