Section 38-6-004 - WEIGH-INS AND WEIGHT REQUIREMENTS004.01 Weigh-ins must be completed on the day of the event or may be held up to 24 hours prior to the scheduled start of the event with the approval of the Commissioner.004.02 Weigh-ins must be conducted in the presence of a Commission official on a scale examined and approved by a Commission official or supplied by the Commissioner.004.03 All MMA contestants will agree to compete at a stipulated weight, which will be identical for both contestants.004.04 The promoter must assign each contestant a specific weigh-in time with not less than five (5) minutes between each contestant (i.e. Contestant A at 6:00pm, Contestant B at 6:05pm, etc.). All individual weigh-in times must also be communicated to the Commission in a single document (i.e.one Word document, one email, one spreadsheet, etc.) at least 12 hours prior to the first scheduled weigh-in. Any contestant who fails to appear at his or her weigh-in time may be declared ineligible by the Commissioner.004.05 Not more than 160 minutes may separate the first scheduled contestant weigh-in from the last scheduled contestant weigh-in.004.06 Amateur MMA contestants may participate in a bout if: 004.06(A) Found to be at or under the stipulated weight at the weigh-in;004.06(B) Found to be 3.0 pounds or less over the stipulated weight at the weigh-in; or004.06(C) The Commissioner determines the bout would still be fair, safe, and competitive, and the contestant weighing the lesser amount agrees to participate.004.07 A professional MMA contestant may participate in a bout if:004.07(A) Found to be at or under the stipulated weight at the weigh-in;004.07(B) Found to be not more than 1.0 pounds over the stipulated weight at the weigh-in; or004.07(C) The Commissioner determines the bout would still be fair, safe, and competitive, and the contestant weighing the lesser amount agrees to participate. 38 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 6, § 004
Sections 81-8,130.01, 81-8,131, and 81-8,139, R.R.S., 2014.Amended effective 3/21/2022