Okla. Stat. tit. 3A, § 3A-602

A. As used in the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission Act:

1. "Administrator" means the administrator of the Oklahoma

State Athletic Commission;

2. "Amateur combative sports event" means a combative sports

event in which the participants have never been licensed as

professionals in any combative sport;

3. "Amateur combative sports practitioner" means a person who

has never received or competed for any purse or other article either

for the expenses of training therefor or for participating in any

combative sports contest or exhibition which exceeds in monies or

other things of value a sum to be determined by the Oklahoma State

Athletic Commission;

4. "Amateur mixed martial artist" means a person eighteen (18)

years of age or older who has never received or competed for any

purse or other article either for the expenses of training therefor

or for participating in any combative sport contest or professional

exhibition which exceeds in monies or other things of value a sum to

be determined by the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission;

5. "Amateur mixed martial arts" means any form of competitive

pugilistic contest in which the participants have never been

licensed as professionals in any combative sport and blows are

delivered with any part of the hands, feet, or knees and multiple

combative disciplines are used including grappling. Such contests

take place in a rope-enclosed ring or fenced enclosed cage and are

fought in timed rounds;

6. "Applicant" means any person, individual, club, association,

corporation, partnership or trust which submits to the Oklahoma

State Athletic Commission an application for a license or permit

pursuant to the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission Act;

7. "Booking agent" means independent contractors who act as

bookers, agents, agencies and representatives who secure engagements

and contracts for combative sports participants;

8. "Boxing" means any form of competitive pugilism or unarmed

combat in which a blow is usually struck which may reasonably be

expected to inflict injury, including, but not limited to, boxing,

wrestling, mixed martial arts, and kickboxing, but shall not include

the martial arts as defined by the provisions of this section;

9. "Broadcast" means any audio or visual transmission sent by

any means of signal within this state, whether live or taped or time

delayed, and includes any replays thereof. "Broadcast" shall not

include any audio or visual transmission sent by any means of signal

of any professional boxing event conducted outside this state;

10. "Cable system operator" means any person who makes

available or provides customers a closed-circuit telecast which is

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pay-per-view, including any person who does so as a direct broadcast

satellite provider or other multichannel video service provider;

11. "Closed-circuit telecast of professional combative sporting

events" means telecast rights, including television, cable

television, or pay-per-view telecasts, acquired by paying a

licensing fee or by paying a contractual price by a business or

individual, including, but not limited to, arenas, entertainment or

meeting centers, restaurants, bars, taverns, hotels, motels, clubs,

and organizations, which offers the viewing of the event to the

public or to private residences. Such events shall include local

and state professional combative sports contests and professional

exhibitions as defined in this section. "Closed-circuit telecast"

means any such telecast of a professional combative sporting event

as described herein which is not intended to be available for

viewing without the payment of a fee, collected for or based upon

each event viewed, for the privilege of viewing the telecast, and

includes pay-per-view;

12. "Club" means an incorporated or unincorporated association

or body of individuals voluntarily united and acting together for
ecast of a professional combative sporting event

as described herein which is not intended to be available for

viewing without the payment of a fee, collected for or based upon

each event viewed, for the privilege of viewing the telecast, and

includes pay-per-view;

12. "Club" means an incorporated or unincorporated association

or body of individuals voluntarily united and acting together for

some common or special purpose;

13. "Combative sports" means any form of competitive pugilism

or unarmed combat in which a blow is usually struck which may

reasonably be expected to inflict injury, including but not limited

to boxing, wrestling, mixed martial arts, and kickboxing, but shall

not include the martial arts (singular) as defined by the provisions

of this section;

14. "Combative sports practitioner" means a person who competes

or spars in a combative sports event, including, but not limited to,

boxers, kickboxers, mixed martial artists and wrestlers;

15. "Commission" means the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission;

16. "Contest" means a combative sports event in which it is

reasonable to anticipate that the participants strive earnestly in

good faith to win;

17. "Corner person" means, but shall not be limited to, a

trainer, a second, or any other individual who attends the

participant during a match;

18. "Event" means a combative sports contest or exhibition

including but not limited to a match, bout, contest, show or

tournament;

19. "Exhibition" means a combative sports event in which the

participants show or display their skill by sparring without

necessarily striving to win;

20. "Judge" means an individual other than a referee who shall

have a vote in determining the winner of any contest;

21. "Kickboxing" means any form of competitive pugilistic

professional or amateur contest or exhibition in which blows are

delivered with the hand and any part of the foot. Such contests or

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exhibitions take place in a rope-enclosed ring and are fought in

timed rounds;

22. "License" means a certificate issued by the Commission to

participants of sanctioned professional or amateur combative sports

contests or exhibitions and is a mandatory requirement for

participation in such events;

23. "Manager" means an individual who controls or administers

the affairs of any professional combative sports participant,

including acting as a booking agent. "Manager" shall include the

representative of a manager as defined by the Commission;

24. "Martial arts" means any form of karate, kung fu, tae kwon-

do, or any other form of martial or self-defense art;

25. "Matchmaker" means an individual who brings together

professional combative sports participants or arranges professional

combative sports contests or professional exhibitions;

26. "Participant" means an individual who takes part in a

combative sports event;

27. "Pay-per-view telecasts of professional combative sports

events" means telecasts offered by cable television companies to

subscribers at a cost in addition to the monthly cable television

subscription rate. Such events shall include local and state

professional combative sports contests and professional exhibitions

as defined in this section;

28. "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, joint

venture, limited liability company, club, association, corporation,

trust, or any other group or combination acting in concert, or any

assignee, agent, employee, director, officer, or any other

representative of such person;

29. "Physician" means an individual licensed under the laws of

this state to engage in the general practice of medicine or

osteopathic medicine;

30. "Professional combative sports practitioner" means an

individual eighteen (18) years of age or older who competes for

money, prizes, or purses, or who teaches, instructs, or assists in
ector, officer, or any other

representative of such person;

29. "Physician" means an individual licensed under the laws of

this state to engage in the general practice of medicine or

osteopathic medicine;

30. "Professional combative sports practitioner" means an

individual eighteen (18) years of age or older who competes for

money, prizes, or purses, or who teaches, instructs, or assists in

the practice of combative sports or sparring as a means of obtaining

pecuniary gain;

31. "Professional combative sports event" means a combative

sports event in which the participants are paid a purse;

32. "Professional mixed martial arts" means any form of

competitive pugilistic contest in which the participants are paid a

purse and blows are delivered with any part of the hands, feet,

elbows, or knees and multiple combative disciplines are used to

include grappling. Such contests take place in a rope-enclosed ring

or fenced enclosed cage and are fought in timed rounds;

33. "Promote" or "promoting" means producing, staging,

sponsoring, organizing or otherwise holding a combative sports event

whether or not the event is open to the public;

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34. "Promoter" means any person or individual, whether a

resident or nonresident of Oklahoma, or club or corporation, whether

domesticated or not domesticated in Oklahoma, that produces or

stages professional contests, amateur mixed martial arts contests,

or professional exhibitions conducted within this state and shall

include any officer, director, or employees as defined by the

Commission;

35. "Pugilism" means combative sports or the skill or practice

of fighting with the fists;

36. "Purse" means the financial guarantee or any other

remuneration or thing of value for which a combative sports

practitioner participates in a professional combative sports event

and shall include the participant's share of any payment received

for radio broadcasting, television, including cable television, pay-

per-view television, and closed-circuit television, and motion

picture rights. "Purse" shall also include gate receipts and any

other prizes;

37. "Ring official" means any individual who performs an

official function during the progress of a combative sports event or

amateur mixed martial arts event including but not limited to

timekeepers, judges, referees, and attending physicians;

38. "Sanctioning permit" means a permit issued by the

Commission to promoters who make application for official approval

of a professional or amateur combative sports event;

39. "Sparring" means to engage in a form of combative sport

with jabbing or feinting movements, and the exchange of few heavy

blows, such as occurs in a practice or exhibition boxing match;

40. "Telecast promoter" means any promoter who shows or causes

to be shown in this state a closed-circuit telecast of any

professional combative sports event conducted in this state.

"Telecast promoter" shall not include a cable system operator;

41. "Trainer" means an individual who assists, coaches, or

instructs any professional combative sports practitioner or amateur

mixed martial artist with respect to physical conditioning,

strategy, techniques, or preparation for competition, professional

combative sports contests, or professional exhibitions; and

42. "Vendor" means any individual, firm, organization, club, or

corporation that participates in the conduct of a professional

combative sports event or amateur mixed martial arts event conducted

in this state by offering for sale food or merchandise, including,

but not limited to, wearing apparel, alcoholic and nonalcoholic

beverages, souvenirs, and programs.

B. The Commission may define any term which is not defined in

the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission Act.