Utah Admin. Code 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:

(a) fighter Record;

(b) combative Sports Experience;

(c) skill level; and

(d) physical Condition.

(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.

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R457-1-1111

Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-05, effective 2/20/2024