523 CMR 14.04
Time Required to Elapse Before Unarmed Combatant Competes in Successive Contest or Exhibition
(1) With respect to contests or exhibitions of unarmed combat, except for mixed martial arts, without
the special permission of the Commission, an unarmed combatant may not compete unless:
(a) Four days have elapsed since their last contest or exhibition if the contest or exhibition lasted
not more than four rounds.
(b) Seven days have elapsed since their last contest or exhibition if the contest or exhibition lasted
five or six rounds.
(c) 14 days have elapsed since their last contest or exhibition if the contest or exhibition lasted
seven or eight rounds.
(d) 21 days have elapsed since their last contest or exhibition if the contest or exhibition lasted
nine or ten rounds.
(e) 30 days have elapsed since their last contest or exhibition if the contest or exhibition lasted 11
or 12 rounds.
(2) With respect to mixed martial arts contests or exhibitions, without the special permission of the
Commission, an unarmed combatant may not compete unless four days have elapsed for each round
completed in their last competition.