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Organizations will often adopt their own rules for weight limits, causing ambiguity in the sport regarding how a weight class should be defined.


WEIGHT CLASSES IN THE UNITED STATES

In 2000, the ''Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts'' were codified by the New Jersey State Athletic Commission – working with the California State Athletic Commission, who had worked extensively on regulation, but its sanctioning of MMA was not implemented due to state governmental issues surrounding the budgeting process. New Jersey Commission Corrects Mainstream UFC Stories . Ivan's Blog, formerly posted on MMAWeekly.com. Retrieved 2006 .

Since then, to create uniformity in the United States , many State Athletic Commissions have assimilated these rules for mixed martial arts into their existing Unarmed Combat competition rules and statutes. For a promotion to hold mixed martial arts events in a state-sanctioned venue, the promotion must abide by the state athletic commission's body of rules for weight limits.


Weight classes under the Unified Rules

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WEIGHT CLASSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

There is currently no Board of Control governing MMA in the UK and promotions can set weight classes as they see fit.


Cage Rage

Cage Rage weighs fighters using the metric system. Weight classes are in line with the Unified Rules of MMA.