Pete Suazo Utah Athletic Commission
PETE SUAZO UTAH ATHLETIC COMMISSION
63N-10 Established in July 2001, the Pete Suazo Utah Athletic Commission (PSUAC) regulates professional boxing and other amateur and professional unarmed combat sports including boxing, kickboxing and mixed martial arts (MMA). The commission is named after the late Utah State Senator Eliud “Pete” Suazo, a boxing enthusiast and advocate for youth and minorities in the state. A five-member commission, appointed by the governor and legislature, oversees the commission. The commission licenses promoters, managers, contestants, seconds, referees and judges. Licensing fees offset the cost of protecting the health and welfare of contestants and regulating events within the state. The PSUAC regulates and oversees about 50 unarmed combat events per year. Attendance at these events varies from about 200 to more than 8,000 spectators. The vast majority of unarmed combat events held in Utah are MMA.
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