Section R457-1-1111 - Bareknuckle - Bouts(1) Bare Knuckle Fighting Bouts may not extend past a total of six rounds and a total of Eighteen 18 Minutes of fighting with one-minute rest period between rounds. The one-minute rest period does not count as part of the 18 minutes of fighting.(2) Promoters are authorized to mix bout cards and schedule bouts for two or three-minute rounds. Regulatory Commissions shall consider the following information when approving bouts:(b) combative Sports Experience;(3) Participant must have competed as a professional in another martial arts discipline before competing in a bareknuckle contest.(4) Rounds shall last for either two or three minutes.(5) Professional debut participants shall compete in four rounds, lasting two minutes each. TABLE 2 |
Rounds | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | MAX |
Minutes | 3:00 | 3:00 | 3:00 | 3:00 | 3:00 | 3:00 | 18:00 |
Minutes | 2:00 | 2:00 | 2:00 | 2:00 | 2:00 | 2:00 | 12:00 |
| | | | Pro Debut | Standard | Title | |
(6) Female participants shall only participate in two-minute rounds.(7) Amateur fighters cannot participate in Bareknuckle Fighting events.(8) Bareknuckle events are stand-alone events. The Commission prohibits hybrid events.Utah Admin. Code R457-1-1111
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-05, effective 2/20/2024