ISCF
AMATEUR
Matchmaking Rules
PENALTY, FINES & SUSPENSIONS

• PENALTY, FINES & SUSPENSIONS FOR
  PRO FIGHTERS FIGHTING AS AN AMATEUR
  
  
  • OFFENDING FIGHTER
    • If a Fighter lies about his/her fight background such as not revealing he/she fought as a PRO fighter in ANY Fight Sport to the ISCF Event Matchmaker as well as the Representatives of the ISCF, the following will take place:
      1. They will be fined $1,000.00.
      2. They will be suspended for a minimum of 60 days up to 12 months.
      3. Within the posted press release explained about the event, the offending fighter name will be listed in the Article.
      4. They will be placed on the Suspended Fighters list located on each Ranking Page.
      5. The time of suspension & amount of the Fine will be determined at time of infraction.
    
    
    
  • OFFENDING TRAINER
    • If a Trainer lies about his/her fighters background such as not revealing he/she fought as a PRO fighter in ANY Fight Sport to the ISCF Event Matchmaker as well as the Representatives of the ISCF, the following will take place:
      1. They will be fined a minimum of $1,000.00.
      2. They will be suspended for a minimum of 30 days up to 12 months.
      3. Within the posted press release about the event, the offending trainers name will be listed in the Article.
      4. They will be placed on the Suspended Trainers List located HERE
      5. The time of suspension & amount of the Fine will be determined at time of infraction.
    
    
    
  • OFFENDING PROMOTER
    • Those ISCF Promoters who somehow have a Professional MMA fighter, Professional Boxer or Kickboxer fight as an amateur MMA Fighter on an ISCF Sanctioned Amateur Event and it is determined they had been informed of such will face the following Penalties & Fines:
      1. They will be fined a minimum of $1,000.00 "Per" Professional Fighter.
      2. They will be suspended as a Promoter & Official for a minimum of 30 days up to 12 months. The actual time of the suspension will be determined by the ISCF.
      3. Within the posted press release about the event, the offending fighter name will be listed in the Article.
      4. The Fighter(s) will be placed on the Suspended Fighters list located on their Ranking Page.
      5. The Promoters name will be listed in the Suspended Promoters Page located HERE
      6. HOWEVER, if all background checks done by the ISCF showed no previous Pro experience for a fighter and it was later discovered that he/she had fought as a Professional in any fight sport, there was not much the promoter or the ISCF could have done in the first place.
      7. It is the promoter/matchmakers responsibility to assure that the list of amateur MMA Fighters they send in to the ISCF headquarters are indeed a list of AMATEURS. Promoters and Matchmakers can verify this on their own by checking the web locations noted above.;
      8. To be assured of an Approved Amateur Fight Card, All Promoters and Matchmakers should check ALL of these listings BEFORE THEY SUBMIT THEIR FIGHTER LIST TO THE ISCF
         
         
         
         

• PENALTY, FINES & SUSPENSIONS FOR
  NON ISCF APPROVED AMATEUR FIGHTERS
  WHO FIGHT ON ISCF SANCTIONED EVENT
  
  
  • OFFENDING PROMOTER
    Those ISCF Promoters who somehow talk their ISCF Event Representative into having a NON ISCF Approved Amateur Fighter fight on their event will face the following Penalties & Fines:
    1. They will be fined a minimum of $500.00 Per Fighter.
    2. Depending on the infraction (First time, second offense, etc.) They could be Suspended as a Promoter & Official for up to 12 months or later if their fine is not paid.
    3. The ISCF Event Representative will also be Fined and Suspended for allowing the Promoter to Break the ISCF Amateur MMA Fighter Pre-Approval Rule. See below.
       
       
  • OFFENDING FIGHTER
    1. Any Amateur Fighter, fighting on an ISCF Sanctioned Event that has not been PRE-APPROVED by the ISCF, will be placed on the Suspended Fighters list located on their Rankings Page.
    2. The length of the suspension will be a minimum of 30 days.
    3. A Fine could be presented to the Offending Fighter as well. Such Fines start at $250.00 and go up as determined by the actual infraction.
    4. If the suspended fighter chooses to fight on any other fight event (MMA, Kickboxing or Boxing) during their suspension and or before paying their fine to the ISCF, (No matter who sanctions the event they fight on) they will be fined an additional amount. They could be banned from fighting on an ISCF Sanctioned event for longer, or indefinitely.
    5. Amateur MMA Fighters can check to see if they have been approved for an event by looking at the Fight Card which is always listed on the ISCF Upcoming Events page prior to ALL ISCF Sanctioned Amateur Events. The events page can be found HERE.
       
       

• OFFENDING ISCF EVENT REPRESENTATIVE
  1. If for some reason an ISCF Event Representative allows a NON APPROVED Amateur MMA Fighter to fight on an ISCF Sanctioned Amateur event, they will be fined a minimum of $500.00 per fighter he or she allows to fight under his or her approval.
  2. The actual amount of the fine itself will be determined after the ISCF hears the circumstances as to WHY this happened in the first place.
  3. The ISCF Event Representative will be suspended from being an ISCF Event Representative or working ANY ISCF Sanctioned event as an ISCF Official for a time determined by the ISCF.

Clearing Up The Possible Confusion On The Rule
For The Amateur MMA Fighter.

1. ALL ISCF Promoters who plan to have Amateur MMA bouts on their event are required to send to the ISCF by e-mail A PRE-FIGHT list of all proposed Amateur bouts and or Amateur Fighters.
2. IT IS THE PROMOTER AND OR MATCHMAKERS RESPONSIBILITY TO ASSURE THESE FIGHTERS HAVE NEVER FOUGHT AS A PROFESSIONAL. To do so, the promoter and or Matchmaker should check the fighters background on the following web pages:
   • If a fighter is in the ISCF Rankings, and listed as an AMATEUR fighter, they do not have to register as a fighter with the ISCF.
   • If a fighter is listed in the www.mixedmartialarts.com Fighter Database as a PRO, but listed in the ISCF Rankings as an Amateur, we will do further research to confirm or deny the fighter is indeed a pro, or was mistakenly placed in the www.mixedmartialarts.com Fighter Database as a Pro. We may need additional assistance from the fighter, trainer and the event promoter where they were listed as a pro fighter on to confirm or deny these issues.
   • If a fighter is listed in the www.mixedmartialarts.com Fighter Database as a PRO they will NOT be allowed to fight as an Amateur.
     • However, if the fighter and or trainer deny having ever fought as a Pro MMA fighter, they are required to send to the ISCF all contact info of the promoter where the fighter was listed as having a pro fight.
       • If the ISCF does not receive any such contact info, the fighter will remain a PRO and will NOT be allowed to fight as an amateur again.
       • If the promoter confirms he/she paid the fighter a fight purse, the fighter will remain a PRO and will NOT be allowed to fight as an amateur again.
   • If a fighter is NOT in the ISCF Rankings, as an Amateur then they are required to become an ISCF Fighting Member with the ISCF by clicking HERE