Section 38-2-006 - MATCHMAKERS006.01 A licensed matchmaker is required for all professional boxing bouts, professional bare-knuckle boxing bouts, professional kickboxing bouts, amateur and professional MMA bouts and elimination bouts, except that a licensed promoter may act as its own matchmaker without applying for an additional license, if found to be qualified to do so by the Commissioner.006.02 The duties of the matchmaker are to arrange the bouts, attend the weigh-ins and physical examinations, and to match the contestants as to weight and experience. The matchmaker will also assure that all required equipment is in place and the bouts start at the scheduled start time.006.03 The Commissioner reserves the right to question any applicant for a matchmaker's license. If the Commissioner determines that the applicant does not have sufficient knowledge of the sport, the license will be denied.006.04 If a licensed matchmaker is employed or otherwise utilized by a promoter in an event, the matchmaker and the promoter will be jointly and severally liable for all contractual obligations, bond requirements, license fees, and taxes.006.05 The matchmaker may be subject to disciplinary action for a bout in which one (1) of the contestants is disproportionately outclassed. Consistent lack of judgment by a matchmaker in arranging bouts will be regarded as sufficient grounds to suspend the matchmaker's license.006.06 The matchmaker cannot perform the duties of a second, referee, judge, announcer, or timekeeper at any event for which he or she serves as a licensed matchmaker.006.07 While bouts are in progress, the matchmaker must work with Commission officials and will be directly responsible to the Commissioner for the promoter he or she represents. 38 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 2, § 006
Sections 81-8,128, 81-8,129, 81-8,133.01, 81-8,137, and 81-8,139, R.R.S., 2014.Amended effective 3/21/2022