About Savage Entertainment Mixed Martial Arts

Savage Entertainment started promoting and hosting fight events in 2006, providing the Twin Cities, MN area with the finest in mixed martial art combat sports.

Fights are ranked in 3 fight classes and fighters in 5 weight classes. It is also important for prospective fighters to be familiar with these rules and classes before attempting to book a fight with Savage Entertainment.

Holding a Title

Savage Entertainment will not play politics.

People fighting for the title agree to the following stipulations.

The winner of the title will agree to defend the title six times per year, date starting when said fighter wins title, opponent will be picked by promoter. It is up to the title holder to train safely, if the title holder injures himself during training and cannot fight. The title will be forfeited. If the title holder refuses the fight the title belt will be returned to Savage Entertainment, if the title belt is not returned the fighter who has the title belt will be billed for it and payment must be received no later than ten days from Savage Entertainments request. The dates of said title defense will be picked by Savage Entertainment. The only exemption is if said title holder injures himself during title defense and a Savage Entertainment medical personnel says it is unsafe for title holder to fight.

Savage Entertainment was formed for real fighters not paper tigers who want to build their records by fighting girl scouts, title holders will not be protected, Savage Entertainment is looking for fighters willing to step up to the plate, get in the cage and fight. If you do not agree please put the pen down and go home.

To fight, Savage Entertainment will need a signed copy of this agreement before the event.

Weight Classes

Fighters MUST make the weight they are fighting at or they will not fight. If the opponent agrees to fight anyway, the fighter that did not make weight will give up half their purse.

• Bantamweight: 126 to 135 lb (58 - 61 kg)
• Featherweight: 136 to 145 lb (62 - 66 kg)
• Lightweight: 146 - 155 lb (66 - 70 kg)
• Welterweight: 156 - 170 lb (70 - 77 kg)
• Middleweight: 171 - 185 lb (77 - 84 kg)
• Light Heavyweight: 186 - 205 lb (84 - 93 kg)
• Heavyweight: 206 - 265 lb (93 - 120 kg)

Class Descriptions and Rules

The list of fouls are from the New Jersey Athletic Commission commonly used in other MMA productions.

If fighters want to move up to a fight class that they do not meet official requirements for, speak to the promoter.

Class A:

• Five 5 minute rounds
• Fighters must have at least 10 previous fights
• Fighters must be trained at a gym or on a fight team
• Professional fight shorts and 4oz. gloves must be worn
• Fouls:
  • Butting with the head.
  • Eye gouging of any kind.
  • Biting.
  • Hair pulling.
  • Fish hooking.
  • Groin attacks of any kind.
  • Putting a finger into any orifice or into any cut or laceration on an opponent.
  • Small joint manipulation.
  • Striking to the spine or the back of the head.
  • Striking downward using the point of the elbow.
  • Throat strikes of any kind, including, without limitation, grabbing the trachea.
  • Clawing, pinching or twisting the flesh.
  • Grabbing the clavicle.
  • Kicking the head of a grounded opponent.
  • Kneeing the head of a grounded opponent.
  • Down elbows to the head of a grounded opponent.
  • Stomping a grounded opponent.
  • Kicking to the kidney with the heel.
  • Spiking an opponent to the canvas on his head or neck.
  • Throwing an opponent out of the cage.
  • Holding the shorts or gloves of an opponent.
  • Spitting at an opponent.
  • Engaging in an unsportsmanlike conduct that causes an injury to an opponent.
  • Holding the the fence.
  • Using abusive language in the cage.
  • Attacking an opponent on or during the break.
  • Attacking an opponent who is under the care of the referee.
  • Attacking an opponent after the bell has sounded the end of the period of unarmed combat.
  • Flagrantly disregarding the instructions of the referee.
  • Timidity, including, without limitation, avoiding contact with an opponent, intentionally or consistently dropping the mouthpiece or faking an injury.
  • Interference by the corner.
  • Throwing in the towel during competition.

Class B:

• Three 5 minute rounds
• Fighters must have at least 5 previous fights
• Professional fight shorts and 4oz. gloves must be worn
• Fouls:
  • Butting with the head.
  • Eye gouging of any kind.
  • Biting.
  • Hair pulling.
  • Fish hooking.
  • Groin attacks of any kind.
  • Putting a finger into any orifice or into any cut or laceration on an opponent.
  • Small joint manipulation.
  • Striking to the spine or the back of the head.
  • Striking downward using the point of the elbow.
  • Throat strikes of any kind, including, without limitation, grabbing the trachea.
  • Clawing, pinching or twisting the flesh.
  • Grabbing the clavicle.
  • Kicking the head of a grounded opponent.
  • Kneeing the head of a grounded opponent.
  • Down elbows to the head of a grounded opponent.
  • Stomping a grounded opponent.
  • Kicking to the kidney with the heel.
  • Spiking an opponent to the canvas on his head or neck.
  • Throwing an opponent out of the cage.
  • Holding the shorts or gloves of an opponent.
  • Spitting at an opponent.
  • Engaging in an unsportsmanlike conduct that causes an injury to an opponent.
  • Holding the the fence.
  • Using abusive language in the cage.
  • Attacking an opponent on or during the break.
  • Attacking an opponent who is under the care of the referee.
  • Attacking an opponent after the bell has sounded the end of the period of unarmed combat.
  • Flagrantly disregarding the instructions of the referee.
  • Timidity, including, without limitation, avoiding contact with an opponent, intentionally or consistently dropping the mouthpiece or faking an injury.
  • Interference by the corner.
  • Throwing in the towel during competition.

Class C:

• Three 3 minute rounds
• For new fighters with less than 5 previous fights
• Professional fight shorts and 7oz. gloves must be worn
• Fouls:
  • Butting with the head.
  • Eye gouging of any kind.
  • Biting.
  • Hair pulling.
  • Fish hooking.
  • Groin attacks of any kind.
  • Putting a finger into any orifice or into any cut or laceration on an opponent.
  • Small joint manipulation.
  • Striking to the spine or the back of the head.
  • Striking downward using the point of the elbow.
  • Throat strikes of any kind, including, without limitation, grabbing the trachea.
  • Clawing, pinching or twisting the flesh.
  • Grabbing the clavicle.
  • Kicking the head of a grounded opponent.
  • Kneeing a grounded opponent.
  • Elbowing a grounded opponent.
  • Stomping a grounded opponent.
  • Kicking to the kidney with the heel.
  • Spiking an opponent to the canvas on his head or neck.
  • Throwing an opponent out of the cage.
  • Holding the shorts or gloves of an opponent.
  • Spitting at an opponent.
  • Engaging in an unsportsmanlike conduct that causes an injury to an opponent.
  • Holding the the fence.
  • Using abusive language in the cage.
  • Attacking an opponent on or during the break.
  • Attacking an opponent who is under the care of the referee.
  • Attacking an opponent after the bell has sounded the end of the period of unarmed combat.
  • Flagrantly disregarding the instructions of the referee.
  • Timidity, including, without limitation, avoiding contact with an opponent, intentionally or consistently dropping the mouthpiece or faking an injury.
  • Interference by the corner.
  • Throwing in the towel during competition.