ISCF RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING
AMATEUR & PROFESSIONAL
STATUS & RULE DIFFERENCES
Any and All State Boxing/Athletic Commission Rules and Regulations over-rule any ISCF Rules and Regulations noted here or anywhere else on these ISCF web pages.
FOR ALL ISCF MMA RULES SEE THE OFFICIAL ISCF RULES PAGE BY CLICKING RULES


  1. STATUS

    • AMATEUR IN SPORTS
      • An athlete who has never participated in competition for money. An athlete who is not paid for his/her performance. An athlete at the beginning learning levels of his/her career.

    • PROFESSIONAL IN SPORTS
      • An athlete who is paid for his/her performance. Paid for their excellence of experience, knowledge and ability of their given sport. An athlete who plays for pay.



  2. PURSE

    • AMATEUR
      • NEVER receives a Fight purse.
      • Amateurs are not allowed to be paid a Fighters Purse or win Money in an Amateur MMA Bout. If you have "EVER" been Paid a fighters PURSE or won any Prize Money in ANY Striking Sport (EX: Kickboxing, MMA, Boxing, MuayThai) you are now considered a PROFESSIONAL fighter FOREVER. You are NOT ALLOWED to jump back and forth from Amateur to Professional and back to Amateur. To read more on this Click HERE and HERE.

    • PRO
      • ONLY Professional Fighters may receive a Paid Purse for their fight performance.



  1. EQUIPMENT

    • GLOVE SIZE
      • Fighters are required to wear ISCF approved mixed martial arts style gloves.
        • AMATEUR
          • May not wear an MMA Glove Smaller than 6 ounces.
          • Rash Guards Allowed.
          • Gloves are required to be taped to the fighter by an ISCF Official to ensure their stability during the bout.

        • PRO
          • May not wear an MMA Glove Smaller than 4 ounces.
          • No Rash Guards Allowed.
          • Gloves are required to be taped to the fighter by the ISCF referee to ensure their stability during the bout.



  1. FIGHTING RULES

    • STRIKING

      • AMATEUR
        • No Downward Or Spiking Elbows!
        • No Elbows to the Head.
          • *Rounded Elbows (Forearm Strrikes) to the body are allowed under ISCF Rules.
            • *Rounded Elbows to the Body while Standing are allowed under ISCF Rules.
            • *Rounded Elbows to the Body while on the ground are allowed under ISCF Rules.
        • No Knees to the Head
          • *Knees to the Body & Head while Standing are allowed under ISCF Rules.
          • *Knees to the Body while on the ground are allowed under ISCF Rules.
        • *Final decisions are determined by each individual state and additional options of less weapons can apply during matchmaking.
          • (*) Any and All State Boxing/Athletic Commission Rules and Regulations over-rule any rules and regulations noted here.
            Some State Commissions do not allow knees to the Head or Elbows at all and if so, thus would be the rule for a bout within that State.


      • PRO
        • Forearm Strikes and Rounded Elbows are permitted.
        • No Downward Or Spiking Elbows!



    • ROUND TIMES

      • AMATEURS
        • ISCF Amateur "NON TITLE" matches shall be THREE (3) rounds, each of THREE (3) minutes in length, with a one (1) minute rest between each round.
        • ISCF Amateur Title matches shall consist of FIVE (5) rounds, each of THREE (3) minutes in length, with a one (1) minute rest between each round.

      • PRO
        • All ISCF Professional non-title matches as well as State or Regional Title Matches shall consist of THREE (3) rounds, each of FIVE (5) minutes in length, with a one (1) minute rest between each round.
        • All ISCF Professional Title Matches (State, Regional, National, Continental, World) shall consist of FIVE (5) rounds, each of FIVE (5) minutes in length, with a one (1) minute rest between each round.


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