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Notice of Effective Date for New Rules of the
Tennessee Athletic Commission
Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-1306(d), you are receiving this notice because you have elected to receive notification by e-mail of certain changes or potential changes to the law applicable to your profession.
The Tennessee Athletic Commission approved the proposed rules at the rulemaking hearing conducted on March 10, 2025. The rules were filed with the Secretary of State on June 26, 2025. The rules have been filed as Rulemaking Hearing Rules and will be effective ninety (90) days from the filing date, which will be on September 24, 2025
These rules amend the Commission’s rules for its general provisions applied to combat sports, professional boxing, and kickboxing/mixed martial arts. These amendments clarify when the Commission may waive its rules to allow a professional contest or event to proceed using different rules or procedures. Additionally, these rules clarify the responsibility of promoters for unarmed combat sports and their responsibility for ensuring referees are aware of the rules for the contest or event and conduct their work in a professional manner.
Additionally, these rules make specific changes to the rules related to mixed martial arts and kickboxing so that the Commission’s rules better follow the Association of Boxing Commissions’ (ABC) unified rules, as amended at the ABC annual conference for 2024. The proposed amendments to the Commission’s rules will amend the Commission’s rules to incorporate the ABC unified rules by reference rather than listing each foul from the ABC’s rules within the Commission’s rules.
A full copy of these rules can be viewed online at: https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/rules_filings/06-35-25.pdf
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the rules, please contact Jesse Gentry, Chief Counsel, at (615) 741-5898 or electronically at jesse.gentry@tn.gov.
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