Wyoming Combat Sports Commission

Mixed Martial Arts, Board of

Chapter 7: Requirements for Promoters

Effective Date: 04/20/2026 to Current

Rule Type: Current Rules & Regulations

Reference Number: 046.0001.7.04202026

Chapter 7

Requirements for Promoters

Section 1. Authority. These rules are promulgated under the Commission's authority under Wyoming Statute §§ 33-48-101(g) and 33-48-111.

Section 2. License Required/Event Fee.

(a) Promoters shall apply for a license by submitting an application and annual fee of $250.00 in the manner approved by the Commission and must be licensed prior to the approval of a permit for any authorized event. As part of the application, the applicant must report any of the events listed in Section 10 of this Chapter. A promoter license must be renewed annually. Each license is valid for one (1) calendar year from the date of issuance.

(i) An application for a promoter license may be denied if a promoter promotes an event that is not sanctioned by a state or tribal athletic commission for a minimum of one (1) year prior to the date of the application.

(ii) A promoter license may be placed on probation, suspended, or revoked if, any time during the course of the current year's licensure, a promoter engages in an event that is not sanctioned by a state or tribal athletic commission.

(b) The license is only valid as long as the surety bond associated with it is valid for events in the State of Wyoming.

(c) Promoters shall also apply for an event permit. The fee for an event permit is 500.00 per event, except for boxing which shall be a sliding scale based on size of the event, but no less than $100.00 and no more than $500.00.

(d) Promoters are responsible for ensuring that all contestants are licensed, all seconds are registered, all medical professionals are licensed, and all applicable fees and compensation (including fees and compensation to officials and medical professionals) are paid.

(e) The promoter shall show on his application that his club, organization, or corporation has been in existence not less than thirty (30) days prior to the application.

(f) Event permits are non-transferable.

Section 3. Minimum Requirements. A person who applies for a promoter license must be at least eighteen (18) years of age. The Commission may deny a promoter a license for any of the events listed in Section 0 of this Chapter.

Section 4. Event Permit and Event Permit Requirements.

1. (a) Event permit application and fee.
2. (i) A completed permit application and appropriate fee must be submitted to the Commission at least thirty (30) days prior to the event.
3. (ii) The Commission may approve an event permit less than thirty (30) days prior to an event on a case-by-case basis.
4. (iii) Event permits may not be granted to promoters who owe any fees or compensation from previous events.
5. (iv) Any change to a previously approved event permit will require a new event permit application and fee which must be submitted as expeditiously as possible.
6. (b) A promoter may not promote, advertise, or sell tickets for an event until they are licensed and appropriate permits have been granted.
7. (c) Limitations and expectations on event permits.
8. (i) There are no limitations on the number of event permits allowed. However, the Commission may deny an event permit where the following conditions exist:
   1. (A) Back-to-back events;
   2. (B) Same-day events;
   3. (C) Inadequate officials to properly regulate the event;
   4. (D) Failure of a promoter or any person connected with the event to comply with any statute or rule;
   5. (E) Failure of a promoter or any person connected with the event to comply with any statute or rule;
   6. (F) A bout listed on the event permit application fails to meet the requirements of Chapter 3;
   7. (G) Inadequate or unsafe location, site, or arena selection; or
   8. (H) For other reasons which may not be in the best interest of the sport, the contestants, spectators, or the officials.
9. (ii) Promoters are expected to comply with the following:

(A) Fulfill all obligations of the permit. Any promoter who cancels an vent after a permit is granted may be subject to disciplinary action and future permits may be denied.

(B) By completing the permit, promoters agree to pay in guaranteed funds all official fees and compensation established by the Commission within the timeframes established by the Commission.

(C) No event will begin without all fees being paid in full for the event permit, inspector, officials, and judges. The event may be canceled.

Section 5. Compliance Bond or Certified Check Required. Promoters must comply with the bond and expense estimate requirements of W.S. § 33-48-106.

1. (a) All bonds must be current and list the Commission as the obligee.
2. (b) Failure to comply may result in the cancellation of the event and disciplinary action.

Section 6. Approved Announcements.

(a) Promoters are responsible for ensuring that an announcement is made prior to the start of the main event which includes a statement that the event is regulated by the Commission.

(b) Other announcements must be limited to those pertaining to present and future permitted bouts when specifically authorized by the Commission or Commission Representative.

Section 7. Substitution Announcements. Promoters are required to publicly announce all substitutions for contestants advertised for bouts as soon as the substitutions are known. Prior to the announcement of a substitution, the substitute contestant must be approved by Commission or the Commission Representative. Failing to announce substitutions may result in disciplinary action.

Section 8. Delay of Bouts. Promoters are responsible for having contestants ready to enter the ring or cage immediately after the conclusion of the preceding bout. Any promoter causing a delay of more than five minutes may be subject to disciplinary action.

Section 9. Notices from Promoters. Address and Name Changes. Promoters shall inform the Commission of any name, address, telephone, or email change within thirty (30) days of the change. The Commission will not change a promoter's information without explicit written notification in a manner prescribed by the Commission. One (1) of the following forms of documentation is needed to change a name or correct a social security number:

1. (a) Marriage license;
2. (b) Divorce decree;

(d) A driver's license or social security card with a second form of identification maybe acceptable at the discretion of the Commission.

Section 10. Reporting Disciplinary Action.

(a) Promoters shall notify the Commission within forty-five days of any of the following events:

(i) A disciplinary action imposed by another jurisdiction that licenses promoters, including, but not limited to, a citation, sanction, probation, civil penalty, or a denial, suspension, revocation, or modification of a license whether it is imposed by consent decree, settlement, order, or other decision, for any cause other than failure to pay a license fee by the due date; or

(ii) Revocation or suspension by another state athletic board, municipality, federal, or state agency or any association who oversees combat sports;

(iii) Promoters, if they have knowledge, shall also report any of the above mentioned events [(a)(i) through (a)(ii)] for contestants.

(b) The notice to the Commission shall state if the event is an action by a governmental agency (as described above), the name of the agency, its jurisdiction, the case name, and the docket, proceeding or case number by which the event is designated, and a copy of the consent decree, order or decision.

(c) The licensee identified in the notice may submit a written statement with the notice to be included with the licensee's records.

(d) Any licensee may be subject to disciplinary action for any license discipline in another jurisdiction or by other authority that adversely relates to the integrity of mixed martial arts activity or competition.