S-3.1, r. 11 - Regulation respecting combat sports

Section 168 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

168. To participate in a combat sports event, a contestant shall be bound to the organizer of that event by a contract that is valid for a single sports event and that provides for or stipulates, in particular,

(1)  the minimum amount of the purse or the percentage of the receipts from the sports event that the contestant is entitled to receive as remuneration, which shall not be less than $100 for each round covered by the contract;

(2)  the place and date of the sports event;

(3)  that the organizer undertakes to pay the contestant’s accommodation expenses and the remuneration to which the contestant is entitled under the contract where the contestant is present at the official weigh-in but where his opponent or a substitute opponent is unable to fight as scheduled;

(4)  that, except as provided for by law or required by an organization sanctioning a championship bout, the organizer undertakes not to deduct any amount from the purse or remuneration of the contestant;

(5)  that the organizer undertakes not to require the contestant to repay any amount disbursed for the contestant’s benefit;

(6)  that the organizer undertakes not to require the contestant to pay any amount of money for any purpose;

(7)  the maximum weight that the contestant must achieve at the official weigh-in;

(8)  that 20% of the purse or of the contestant’s remuneration will be deducted and paid to his opponent where the contestant fails to achieve the weight specified in the contract at the official weigh-in;

(9)  the number of rounds in which the contestant must take part;

(10)  the name, weight, and results of the previous bouts of the contestant’s opponent;

(11)  that the contestant undertakes to provide the organizer with the official results of his previous bouts;

(12)  the cancellation of the contract

(a)  if the contestant’s or organizer’s licence is cancelled or suspended; or

(b)  if the contestant is declared unfit to fight following a medical examination; and

(13)  that the organizer undertakes not to transfer any or all of his rights and obligations to a third person.

O.C. 662-95, s. 168; O.C. 392-2004, s. 19.