IXFA | Extreme Fighting

The Rules

Mandatory Equipment:

Competitors may only use IXFA and commission approved 4-6 oz gloves, designed to protect the hand but not large enough to improve the striking surface or weight of the punch.
Commission approved MMA shorts and kickboxing trunks are the only uniforms allowed. Shirts, gis and shoes, and the problems they present for grabbing are not allowed.

Absolute adherence to commission mandated rules for MMA:

-Commission approved gloves
-Weight classes
-Time limits and rounds
-Mandatory HIV testing
-No head butting or kicking to the downed opponent
-No knees to the head of a downed opponent
-No downward point of the elbow strikes
-No strikes to the spine or the back of the head
-No groin or throat strikes
-State Athletic Commission approval in Louisiana.



				The Rules Mandatory Equipment: Competitors may only use IXFA and commission approved 4-6 oz gloves, designed to protect the hand but not large enough to improve the striking surface or weight of the punch. Commission approved MMA shorts and kickboxing trunks are the only uniforms allowed. Shirts, gis and shoes, and the problems they present for grabbing are not allowed. Absolute adherence to commission mandated rules for MMA: -Commission approved gloves -Weight classes -Time limits and rounds -Mandatory HIV testing -No head butting or kicking to the downed opponent -No knees to the head of a downed opponent -No downward point of the elbow strikes -No strikes to the spine or the back of the head -No groin or throat strikes -State Athletic Commission approval in Louisiana. © 2007 IXFA, LLC. All rights reserved, International Extreme Fight Association.