All fighters taking part in a Nemesis Fighting Alliance Show are committed to adhering to the fight rules, market their upcoming fight, sell tickets for the show, and be present and on time when required by the promotion.

Every fighter MUST attend the NFA official weigh-ins and undergo state-regulated fight medicals prior to fighting.

Event tickets will be issued to competitors once matched and bout agreements are signed. All ticket monies must be back with Nemesis by weigh ins and any unsold tickets returned. ** Professional Fighters do have a set commission on tickets that will be included in the bout agreement provided to each competitor.
All fighters are expected to sell a minimum number of tickets.
Tickets are sold either via the website, or directly via fighters. Professional Fighters will earn commission on tickets they have sold. ​Tickets sales will be monitored.
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Tickets will be available online right up until the day of the event. Tickets will also be available at the box office (when available) during the event for anyone wishing to buy their tickets later, but no commission will be applied to these tickets.

All fighters will have details about locations and times of weigh ins. Any expectations on a fighter afterwards such as interviews with media partners will be detailed with the fighter prior to weigh-ins where possible. Photos and interviews at the weigh-ins should be expected.


Fighters arrive at the venue, meet about tickets with promotion.

5:00 pm
Weigh-ins start
Fighter head-shot photos to follow official weigh in

6:30 pm

Ceremonial weigh in faceoff with opponent LIVE on socials

All Fighters have until 6:30 pm the day of weigh ins to make the required weight. If a professional fighter is unable to make weight a penalty is implemented. The percentage of purse to be determined between contestants in the presence of the state official if the opponent agrees to continue with the fight.

For all title bouts a fighter must make contracted weight to be eligible to win the title belt. If the fighter who agrees to fight the fighter who missed weight and the commission approves the fight may go on with the fighter who made weight only eligible to win the title belt should they win they fight.

All fighters are expected to arrive at the venue by 3pm if you need an annual physical, 4pm if this is completed already. Fighters will be expected to follow these requirements to ensure the smooth running of the event and fighters journey.

All gyms with amateur fighters are allowed 1 coach and 1 corner man up to 2 fighters. Gyms with Professional fighters on the card are allowed 1 coach and 2 corner men ​gyms with 3 or more amateur fighters on the show are allowed 1 extra cornerman member at the event. Only 1 coach and 1 corner man permitted cage side per amateur fight unless a championship fight then 1 coach and 2 cornermen. 1 coach and 2 corner man permitted cage side per professional fight
*** unless otherwise approved by the promotion and state representatives.

All fighters must ensure that their walkout music is a radio edit and given to the promotion no later than weigh-in day. The music can be sent via forms sent to each fighter, a message to the promotion before weigh-in day or brought to the weigh-ins on a USB. This event will be professionally filmed and streamed, if your music is not a radio edit, we cannot guarantee that it will be played.

There are requirements in order to promote YOU to the best of our ability.

take a moment to LIKE/FOLLOW Nemesis Fighting Alliance on all the socials. So when we post content out you can be tagged and such.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nemesisfighting
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NFAfighting
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nemesisfighting
Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nemesisfighting


Fighters please send a photo meeting the below guidelines. If you are unsure please look at other photos on social media for examples. please get your high resolution photos in to the production team through (link)


These are exciting times for NFA; We are growing! With our growth your growth happens with fighter recognition creating opportunities for you all. What you can do:

PLEASE NOTE: This event is subject to high levels of sound, flashing lights and strobing. NFA Events are filmed and recorded for future company use and production. We also have photographers on site taking pictures. Entrance into this event provides consent for the promotion to use your likeness in any and all media produced.

• Anyone 17 years old and under must be accompanied by an adult who is 20+. And ID will be required.
• There is ample parking at the venue. Please park behind the building and not in neighboring parking lots.
• No Food, Drink, Alcohol or Drugs to enter premises and will be confiscated by security.
• Food, and Alcoholic and soft drinks will be available at this event.

Event tickets will be issued to competitors once matched and bout agreements are signed. All ticket monies must be back with Nemesis by weigh ins and any unsold tickets returned. ** Professional Fighters do have a set commission on tickets that will be included in the bout agreement provided to each competitor.
All fighters are expected to sell a minimum number of tickets.
Tickets are sold either via the website, or directly via fighters. Professional Fighters will earn commission on tickets they have sold. ​Tickets sales will be monitored.
​
Tickets will be available online right up until the day of the event. Tickets will also be available at the box office (when available) during the event for anyone wishing to buy their tickets later, but no commission will be applied to these tickets.

DEFINITIONS:

"Mixed martial arts" means unarmed combat involving the use, subject to any applicable limitations set forth in these Unified Rules and other regulations of the applicable Commission, of a combination of techniques from different disciplines of the martial arts, including, without limitation, grappling, submission holds, kicking and striking. Unarmed Combat" means any form of competition in which a blow is usually struck which may reasonably be expected to inflict injury. Unarmed Combatant" means any person who engages in unarmed combat. "Commission" means the applicable athletic commission or regulatory body overseeing the bouts, exhibitions or competitions of mixed martial arts.

WEIGHT DIVISIONS:

Except with the approval of the Commission, or its executive director, the classes for mixed martial arts and kickboxing contests or exhibitions and the weights for each class shall be:

Women’s Atomweight 105 pounds and under

Women's Strawweight Over 105 to 115 pounds

Flyweight 125 pounds and under for men. Over 115 to 125 pounds for women.

Bantamweight Over 125 to 135 pounds

Featherweight Over 135 to 145 pounds

Lightweight Over 145 to 155 pounds

Welterweight Over 155 to 170 pounds

Middleweight Over 170 to 185 pounds

Light Heavyweight Over 185 to 205 pounds

Heavyweight Over 205 to 265 pounds

Super Heavyweight Over 265 pounds

In non-championship fights, there shall be allowed a 1 pound weight allowance for all fighters. In championship fights, the participants must weigh no more than that permitted for the relevant weight division.

The Commission may also approve catchweight bouts, subject to their review and discretion. For example, the Commission may still decide to allow the contest the maximum weight allowed is 177 pounds if it feels that the contest would still be fair, safe and competitive.

In addition, if one athlete weighs 264 pounds while the opponent weighs 267 pounds, the Commission may still decide to allow the contest if it determines that the contest would still be fair, safe and competitive in spite of the fact that the two contestants technically weighed in differing weight classes.

Judges shall use a sliding scale and recognize the length of time the fighters are either standing or on the ground, as follows:

1. If the mixed martial artists spent a majority of a round on the canvas, then:a. Effective grappling is weighed first; andb. Effective striking is then weighed
2. If the mixed martial artists spent a majority of a round standing, then:a. Effective striking is weighed first; and. Effective grappling is then weighed
3. If a round ends with a relatively even amount of standing and canvas fighting, striking and grappling are weighed equally.

DEFINITIONS:
"Mixed martial arts" means unarmed combat involving the use, subject to any applicable limitations set forth in these Unified Rules and other regulations of the applicable Commission, of a combination of techniques from different disciplines of the martial arts, including, without limitation, grappling, submission holds, kicking and striking. Unarmed Combat" means any form of competition in which a blow is usually struck which may reasonably be expected to inflict injury. Unarmed Combatant" means any person who engages in unarmed combat. "Commission" means the applicable athletic commission or regulatory body overseeing the bouts, exhibitions or competitions of mixed martial arts.
WEIGHT DIVISIONS:

Except with the approval of the Commission, or its executive director, the classes for mixed martial arts and kickboxing contests or exhibitions and the weights for each class shall be:
Women’s Atomweight 105 pounds and under
Women's Strawweight Over 105 to 115 pounds
Flyweight 125 pounds and under for men. Over 115 to 125 pounds for women.
Bantamweight Over 125 to 135 pounds
Featherweight Over 135 to 145 pounds
Lightweight Over 145 to 155 pounds
Welterweight Over 155 to 170 pounds
Middleweight Over 170 to 185 pounds
Light Heavyweight Over 185 to 205 pounds
Heavyweight Over 205 to 265 pounds
Super Heavyweight Over 265 pounds
In non-championship fights, there shall be allowed a 1 pound weight allowance for all fighters. In championship fights, the participants must weigh no more than that permitted for the relevant weight division.
The Commission may also approve catchweight bouts, subject to their review and discretion. For example, the Commission may still decide to allow the contest the maximum weight allowed is 177 pounds if it feels that the contest would still be fair, safe and competitive.
In addition, if one athlete weighs 264 pounds while the opponent weighs 267 pounds, the Commission may still decide to allow the contest if it determines that the contest would still be fair, safe and competitive in spite of the fact that the two contestants technically weighed in differing weight classes.

All bouts will be evaluated and scored by 3 judges who shall evaluate the contest from different locations around the fighting area. The referee may not be one of the 3 judges.
The 10-Point Must System will be the standard system of scoring a bout. Under the 10-Point Must Scoring System, 10 points must be awarded to the winner of the round and 9 points or less must be awarded to the loser, except for a rare even round, which is scored (10-10).
Judges shall evaluate mixed martial arts techniques, such as effective striking, effective grappling, control of the ring/fighting area, effective aggressiveness and defense. Evaluations shall be made in the order in which the techniques appear, giving the most weight in scoring to effective striking, effective grappling, control of the fighting area and effective aggressiveness and defense.
Effective striking is judged by determining the total number of legal strikes landed by a contestant. Effective grappling is judged by considering the amount of successful executions of a legal takedown and reversals.
Examples of factors to consider are takedowns from standing position to mount position, passing the guard to mount position, and bottom position fighters using an active threatening guard.
Fighting area control is judged by determining who is dictating the pace, location and position of the bout. Examples of factors to consider are countering a grappler’s attempt at takedown by remaining standing and legally striking, taking down an opponent to force a ground fight, creating threatening submission attempts, passing the guard to achieve mount, and creating striking opportunities.
Effective aggressiveness means moving forward and landing a legal strike. Effective defense means avoiding being struck, taken down or reversed while countering with offensive attacks.
The following objective scoring criteria shall be utilized by the judges when scoring a round;

1. a round is to be scored as a 10-10 round when both contestants appear to be fighting evenly and neither contestant shows clear dominance in a round;
2. a round is to be scored as a 10-9 round when a contestant wins by a close margin, landing the greater number of effective legal strikes, grappling and other maneuvers;
3. a round is to be scored as a 10-8 round when a contestant overwhelmingly dominates by striking or grappling in a round.
4. a round is to be scored as a 10-7 round when a contestant totally dominates by striking or grappling in a round.

Judges shall use a sliding scale and recognize the length of time the fighters are either standing or on the ground, as follows:

1. If the mixed martial artists spent a majority of a round on the canvas, then:a. Effective grappling is weighed first; andb. Effective striking is then weighed
2. If the mixed martial artists spent a majority of a round standing, then:a. Effective striking is weighed first; andb. Effective grappling is then weighed
3. If a round ends with a relatively even amount of standing and canvas fighting, striking and grappling are weighed equally.

The bout can be decided in the following ways:
Points Decision : Three judges will evaluate the relative effectiveness of each fighter’s performance using a “10-Point-Must” system and record their scores for the fighters after each round. After the completion of the scheduled rounds the scores are tallied and the victory is awarded by the judging panel.
Unanimous Decision: All three judges score the fight for Fighter A
Split Decision: Two judges score the bout for fighter A and one judge scores the bout for fighter B
Majority Decision: Two judges score the bout for fighter A and one has scores the bout even
Technical Decision:

• An accidental foul occurs after the midway point of the bout and the fight must be stopped. The decision goes to the scorecards with the last round being scored. The boxer winning the bout wins by technical decision. Partial rounds will be scored.
• An intentional foul occurs, the boxer who was fouled is allowed to continue to fight, and if the fight is then stopped at a later round due to the injury worsening, the fight results will go to the scorecards. If the boxer who is ahead on the scorecards, the bout is ruled a technical decision. Partial rounds will be scored.

Draw: All three judges have scored the fight even.
Majority Draw: Two judges have the fight even and one judge scores the bout for either boxer.
Split Draw: One judge scores the fight for Fighter A, one judge scores the fight for Fighter B, and one judge has an even score.
Technical Draw: An intentional foul occurs, the boxer who was fouled is allowed to continue to fight, and if the fight is then stopped at a later round due to the injury worsening, the fight results will go to the scorecards. If the boxer who is fouled is behind on the scorecards, the bout is ruled a technical draw. Partial rounds will be scored.
No Decision: When a bout is stopped due to an accidental foul before the midway point of the bout and the fight must be stopped.
Knockout : If a contestant is struck in such a way that he or she is incapable of resuming the fight or if the referee declares a knockout in order to bring in immediate medical assistance.
Technical Knockout :

• If a contestant shows no will to resume the fight or if the referee is of the opinion that the contestant is incapable of resuming the fight or has failed to intelligently defend themself.
• If a contestant has been knocked down three times in one and the same round or four times in one and the same bout.
• If a contestant is no longer capable of taking part in the fight owing to an injury not caused by a prohibited technique.
• If the contestant does not leave his corner to take part in the fight following the sounding of the bell.
• If the referee is of the opinion that a contestant is totally outclassed or is physically far less fit.
• If the doctor ascertains that a contestant has sustained an injury or damage, not caused by a prohibited technique, of such a serious nature that it is no longer safe for the contestant to resume the fight (Doctor’s stoppage).
• If a contestant or his coach/corner man gives up the fight. The contestant or his coach/corner man will indicate this to the referee or the regulatory representative assigned to his corner (The corner “throws in the towel”).

Submission: If a contestant is in a submission hold in such a way that he or she is incapable of resuming the fight and thus “tapping out” or verbally submits.
Technical Submission: Occur when the referee or doctor stops the fight because a fighter has sustained an injury or is rendered unconscious while in a submission hold.
Disqualification : If the opponent is disqualified for reasons warranting disqualification.
Disqualification results if:

• A fighter deliberately uses a prohibited technique and the referee disqualifies him for that reason.
• A fighter uses a prohibited technique for which the referee disqualifies him.
• If a corner man enters the ring during the fight or touches one of the fighters during the fight.