AS OF
TUESDAY - DECEMBER 18th, 2007

ISCF PRO & AMATEUR SANCTIONING
Now More Affordable For Events Overseen By State Commissions

Before today, to sanction an ISCF Pro event, that is also sanctioned and overseen by a State Athletic/Boxing Commission would have cost a pro promoter a minimum, $350.00. However, we have had several requests for us to help Pro MMA events in several areas from Pro Promoters who are already paying a lot of money to their State Commissions and don't have that extra $350 in their promotional budget for sanctioning fees. Most of these promoters have been asking for a discount in sanctioning fees from the ISCF because they like the advertising we offer on our events page and news page. They also like that their fighters can gain additional exposure from the news page results and more so, from their own contact information being listed in the ISCF Rankings. Adding to this, having their fighters ranked by a neutral ranking system offers yet another plus for ISCF Sanctioning. Especially since the ISCF is the ONLY MMA Sanctioning body with rankings for both Professional and amateur MMA fighters.

With this being said, the cost to have the ISCF Sanction an ALL PRO event that already has a State Commission overseeing the event is only $50.00. Yes... $50.00!

That's a pretty good deal when you consider the amount of advertising exposure alone the promoter will receive for their events.

As for additional fees, the promoter will be required to pay for what we are calling an "ISCF Witness Representative" who will basically be there to witness the event and send in a fight results report to the ISCF Headquarters after the event for our posting here on the news page. The cost of the "ISCF Witness Representative"" for these ALL PRO events is only $100.00 plus the travel expenses if necessary. Travel expenses will depend on the location of the event in reference to the "ISCF Witness Representative" appointed to the event.

For shows where a State Commission oversees the Pro bouts, but not the Amateur bouts, regular ISCF Amateur Sanctioning will be required, but there will be NO FEE for the pro fights since the Promoter would already be paying for the ISCF Amateur Sanctioning and ISCF Event Representative.

For States where a State Commission oversees an Amateur MMA event such as Kansas, Georgia or Ohio, the ISCF will reduce the sanctioning fee by 40%. So instead of paying $250.00 for sanctioning (If paid 45 days in advance) the promoter would only pay $150.00. In addition, the fighters who are already booked on these events but not registered with the ISCF, these fighters would not be required to pay the full $25 Fighters Registration Fee. This is because they are most likely already paying a fee to the State for Registration. So, for these Amateur fighters, the ISCF Registration fee would only be $15.00, ($20 if paid by cc).

As with the Pro event Sanctioning above, the only additional fees the promoter will be required to pay for will be for the "ISCF Witness Representative" who will again, simply be at the event to witness it and send in a fight results report to the ISCF Headquarters after the event for our posting here on the news page. The cost of the "ISCF Witness Representative"" for these events is only $100.00 plus the travel expenses if necessary. Travel expenses will depend on the location of the event in reference to the "ISCF Witness Representative" appointed to the event.

Hopefully these additions will answer the call of the many Pro MMA Promoters who have asked for assistance on sanctioning their State Commissioned MMA events. We look forward to working with you.