Section 22.13 - Defense and Transfer of Title(1)Title Defense. The champion shall defend their title in Massachusetts within nine months of receiving it and within nine months of their previous title defense. Failure of a champion to timely defend their title, without good cause as determined by the Commission, shall result in forfeiture of the title. In case of forfeiture, the Commission shall determine a new champion in the same manner as set forth in 523 CMR 22.10.(2)Transfer of Title. If a combatant defeats the champion in a Commission sanctioned match by knockout, technical knockout, submission, decision, or disqualification, that person shall become the new champion of that weight class.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1331, eff. 1/27/2017.