Association
of Boxing Commissions
Criteria
for the Certification of an MMA Registry
1.
An MMA
registry shall maintain minimum office hours between
2.
A
suspension list of all fighters, managers, seconds and promoters shall be
maintained on an Internet website and shall be updated three times per week. The
Internet site shall indicate when the last update occurred.
3.
An MMA
registry shall have accurate and verifiable records, supported by only State
Boxing or State Athletic Commission-generated “official MMA results”, for 5
years prior to the date of certification.
4.
An MMA
registry shall provide MMA records to member commissions, either directly or
through a promoter or other third party, when requested to do so within one hour
of the original request via facsimile or other electronic means.
5.
An MMA
registry shall provide the Association of Boxing Commissions
(ABC)
with an accurate and verifiable financial statement demonstrating the MMA
registry’s financial ability, which shall be reviewed by the ABC President and
its Board of Directors. If
requested by the ABC, the MMA registry shall provide additional documentary
evidence demonstrating that the MMA registry is financially stable.
6.
An MMA
registry shall submit a written fee schedule setting forth the charges attendant
to its production of MMA records.
7.
An MMA
registry shall, at a minimum, list the following information as to each fighters
official record:
a.
name;
b.
aliases/ring names;
c.
date of
birth;
d.
place of
birth;
e.
identification number; with an annotation of “A” for “Amateur” or “P” for a
“Professional” fighter.
f.
Date when
the number was issued;
g.
date when
the identification number will expire;
h.
Opponent;
i.
bout
results;
j.
a
continuing list of all medical and disciplinary suspensions, including the dates
when the suspensions were imposed and the dates when the suspensions were
lifted; and
k.
all medical
tests ordered by a member commission including, but not limited to, tests listed
on each member commission’s official MMA results.
8.
An MMA
registry shall have a complete back up of its entire data bank which shall be
updated once every 24 hours.
Offsite storage shall be provided for the backup files.
The MMA registry shall provide its standard operating procedures for the
backup files, as well as documentation that back up files exist, within 48 hours
of a request from the ABC.
9.
An MMA
registry shall keep records on all fighters competing worldwide, including, but
not limited to, records of fighters competing in the
10.
Applicants
for certification shall be reviewed by a Committee, appointed by the President,
to determine the accuracy and verifiability of its records, and shall provide
such records and information, as requested by the Committee at no charge.
Within 60 days of receipt of the application, the committee shall
determine if the MMA Registry’s records are accurate and verifiable.
11.
An MMA
Registry shall demonstrate and maintain integrity and good moral character.
12.
An MMA
Registry shall not be affiliated, directly or indirectly, with a sanctioning
organization, promoter, manager, or any entity having a financial interest in a
Fighter.
13.
The ABC shall review each MMA registry’s qualifications on a yearly basis, and
this review shall include, but not be limited to, file integrity, accessibility,
efficiency and ethical conduct. A
certified MMA registry may be suspended or have its certification revoked, at
any time, by the ABC for failure to comply with the ABC rules and regulations
and/or for good cause.
14.
The ABC
shall select one (1) certified MMA registry as the "Official Certified Registry"
that will be recognized as the official record keeper of the ABC.
15.
The
“Official Certified Registry” shall be the sole MMA registry to:
a.
Provide official records, either directly or indirectly, to State Boxing or
State Athletic Commissions and Tribal Commissions in good standing; and
b.
Issue and maintain all identification numbers for professional and amateur MMA
fighters in compliance with ABC written criteria.
16.
The “Official Certified Registry” shall provide access to all of its MMA records
to the ABC and its Board of Directors for official purposes at a fee schedule
set by the ABC.
17.
An MMA
registry, if awarded the contract as
the “Official Certified Registry,” must have the ability to coordinate,
at no charge, the issuance of identification
numbers for fighters to all ABC member
Commissions. This shall
include:
a.
The
assignment of an identification number to each fighter which is unique to that
fighter;
b.
The
maintenance of a list of all fighters to whom an identification card has been
issued which includes the expiration date of the identification card and which
shall be categorized:
i.
In
alphabetical order; and
ii.
By the
commission issuing the card; and
c.
Making the
list available on the MMA registry’s website; and electronically transmitting
the list to a member commission or providing the requested information to a
member commission via telephone and provide free access to any suspension list
regarding fighters, seconds, managers, promoters, etc.
18.
The Official Certified Registry shall contract with the ABC for a five (5) year
term during which this registry shall be subjected to a yearly review.
The yearly review shall include an evaluation of the official registry's
overall performance and shall be conducted by the ABC President and its Board of
Directors. The annual evaluation
shall include, but not be limited to, file integrity, accessibility, efficiency
and ethical conduct.
19.
Should the “Official Certified Registry” not have its contract renewed, or if
the contract is terminated for good cause, said registry shall agree to forward
to the President of the Association of Boxing Commissions all of the information
regarding identification numbers.
20.
The contract between the ABC and the “Official Certified Registry” may be
suspended and/or terminated, in whole or in part, at any time for failure to
comply with the ABC rules and regulations and/or for other good cause.
MMA
Registry Application
Business
Name
_________________________________________________________________________
Business
Street Address (If different than mailing
address)____________________________________
Business
Phone Number _________________________________________________________________
List all
owners: Sole proprietor, partners,
and officers, and LLC members.