LAS VEGAS — In its first year of existence, the Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) MMA rules and regulations committee recommended a package of amendments that ended up being the most significant change to MMA's Unified Rules since their inception.
And beginning next month, the committee will be back to work trying to put together another package for next year, according to chairman Sean Wheelock.
This week, the ABC general body approved the committee's rules package at its annual conference by a vote of 42-1 with two abstentions. Included in the amendments were clearer criteria for scoring, a revised definition of a grounded fighter and a foul to reduce eye pokes.