After trying something new with real-time open MMA scoring, the Kansas Athletic Commission is aiming at another combat sports trend: bare-knuckle.
The commission will invite industry stakeholders to a summit on May 5 and 6 in Kansas City, Kansas, with the idea of creating a standardized regulatory framework for the fast-growing form of pugilism.
“We need to get everybody in a room and we need to get this right,” KAC commissioner Sean Wheelock told MMA Fighting.
In the past two years, multiple bare-knuckle promotions have sprung up around the country, with Wyoming hosting the first major events.