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Utah Code Ann. § 76-9-112 — Participation in an ultimate fighting match.
Current through 2026 General Session
Part of Part 1: Breaches of the Peace and Related Offenses, Utah Code.
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Full text of Utah Code Ann. § 76-9-112
Statutory text current through the 2026 General Session. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Utah.
(1) Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section. (2) An actor commits participation in an ultimate fighting match if the actor publicizes, promotes, conducts, or engages in a live fighting match in which: (2)(a) an admission fee is charged; (2)(b) match rules permit professional contestants to use a combination of boxing, kicking, wrestling, hitting, punching, or other combative, contact techniques; and (2)(c) match rules do not: (2)(c)(i) incorporate a formalized system of combative techniques against which a contestant's performance is judged to determine the prevailing contestant; (2)(c)(ii) divide a match into two or more equal and specified time periods for a match total of no more than 50 minutes; or (2)(c)(iii) prohibit contestants from: (2)(c)(iii)(A) using anything that is not part of the human body, except for boxing gloves, to intentionally inflict serious bodily injury upon an opponent through direct contact or the expulsion of a projectile; (2)(c)(iii)(B) striking an individual who demonstrates an inability to protect the individual's self from the advances of an opponent; (2)(c)(iii)(C) biting; or (2)(c)(iii)(D) using direct, intentional, and forceful strikes to the eyes, groin area, adam's apple area of the neck, or temple area of the head. (3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a class A misdemeanor.
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Is participation in an ultimate fighting match a felony or a misdemeanor in Utah?
Participation in an ultimate fighting match is a Class A Misdemeanor in Utah under Utah Code Ann. § 76-9-112.
Which Utah statute covers participation in an ultimate fighting match?
Participation in an ultimate fighting match is governed by Utah Code Ann. § 76-9-112 (Participation in an ultimate fighting match).
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