The New York State Athletic Commission would like to limit the fallout from an embarrassing in-cage accident.
The commission has adopted a recommendation from the Association of Boxing Commissions to declare a TKO in the event a competitor visibly loses control of a bodily function. The news was first reported by Newsday.com. A follow up email to the commission requesting comment was not immediately returned.
The new recommendation arrives as the commission prepares for the spotlight again with Saturday’s UFC 217, which takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
In July, the ABC proposed the recommendation – which was subsequently approved – as one of several proposed changes to the unified rules, framing them as recommendations to avoid delays in implementation.
Here is the full recommendation:
With UFC 217 on deck, NYSAC adopts ABC's loss of bodily fluid recommendation
