MFC employs the
Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.
Rounds Every round in MFC competition is five minutes in duration. Title matches have five such rounds, and non-title matches have three. There is a one-minute rest period between rounds.
Weight divisions MFC currently uses six weight classes: •
Butting with the head •
Eye gouging of any kind • Biting • Hair pulling •
Fish hooking •
Groin attacks of any kind • Putting a finger into any orifice or into any cut or laceration on an opponent. (see
Gouging) •
Small joint manipulation • Striking to the spine or the back of the head (see
Rabbit punch) • Striking downward using the point of the elbow (see
Elbow (strike)) •
Throat strikes of any kind, including, without limitation, grabbing the
trachea • Clawing, pinching or twisting the flesh • Grabbing the
clavicle •
Kicking the head of a grounded opponent •
Kneeing the head of a grounded opponent •
Stomping a grounded opponent •
Kicking to the kidney with the heel • Spiking an opponent to the canvas on his head or neck. (see
piledriver) •
Throwing an opponent out of the ring or fenced area • Holding the shorts or gloves of an opponent • Spitting at an opponent • Engaging in unsportsmanlike conduct that causes an injury to an opponent • Holding the ropes or the fence • Using abusive language in the ring or fenced area • Attacking an opponent on or during the break • Attacking an opponent who is under the care of the referee • Attacking an opponent after the bell (horn) has sounded the end of a round • Flagrantly disregarding the instructions of the referee • Timidity, including, without limitation, avoiding contact with an opponent, intentionally or consistently dropping the mouthpiece or faking an injury • Interference by the corner • Throwing in the towel during competition When a foul is charged, the referee in their discretion may deduct one or more points as a penalty. If a foul incapacitates a fighter, then the match may end in a disqualification if the foul was intentional, or a no contest if unintentional. If a foul causes a fighter to be unable to continue later in the bout, it ends with a technical decision win to the injured fighter if the injured fighter is ahead on points, otherwise it is a technical draw.
Match conduct • After a verbal warning the referee can stop the fighters and stand them up if they reach a stalemate on the ground (where neither are in a dominant
position or working towards one). • If the referee pauses the match, it is resumed with the fighters in their prior positions. • Grabbing the ring ropes brings a verbal warning, followed by an attempt by the referee to release the grab by pulling on the grabbing hand. If that attempt fails or if the fighter continues to hold the ropes, the referee may charge a foul.
Title fights On September 18, 2012 MFC instituted new regulations regarding title fights.
Title Fight with a reigning/defending champion • If the champion fails to make weight: • SCENARIO 1 – The champion vacates the title immediately. The fight remains a five-round contest. If the vacated champion wins the fight, the Maximum Fighting Championship holds the option to automatically consider him the No. 1 contender for the next title fight in that weight class. The Maximum Fighting Championship also holds an option to make an immediate rematch. • SCENARIO 2 – The champion vacates the title immediately. The fight remains a five-round contest. If the challenger wins the fight, the challenger becomes the MFC champion. The Maximum Fighting Championship holds an option to make an immediate rematch. • If the challenger fails to make weight: • The champion automatically retains the belt. A non-title fight takes place and the Maximum Fighting Championship solely determines if the bout is a three- or five-round fight. If the challenger wins the bout, the Maximum Fighting Championship holds an option to make a future rematch. • If both fighters fail to make weight: • The champion vacates the title immediately. A non-title fight takes place and the Maximum Fighting Championship solely determines if the bout is a three- or five-round fight. The Maximum Fighting Championship holds the option to consider the winner of the bout as the No. 1 contender for the next title fight in that weight class. The Maximum Fighting Championship also holds an option to make future rematch.
Title Fight with a vacant championship • If one fighter fails to make weight: • The fight remains a five-round contest. If the fighter who made weight wins the bout, he becomes the MFC champion of that weight class. If the fighter who failed to make weight wins the bout, that fighter does not claim the title, and the Maximum Fighting Championship holds the option to make him the No. 1 contender and/or to make an immediate rematch. • If both fighters fail to make weight: • A non-title bout takes place and the Maximum Fighting Championship solely determines if the bout is a three- or five-round fight. The Maximum Fighting Championship holds the option to make a future rematch. ==Events==