MIXED MARTIAL ARTS: Grass-roots MMA in Scotland will be boosted by the addition of a new amateur fight night next year, as On Top Promotions plans an ambitious weekend of fighting.
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS: Grass-roots MMA in Scotland will be boosted by the addition of a new amateur fight night next year, as On Top Promotions plans an ambitious weekend of fighting.
Alan Johnston, right, in action against Jessin Ayari at On Top 5
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STEF LACH
On Top events have previously only offered full professional bouts, making it the only Scottish promotion not to cater to amateur fighters.
But promoter Tam Collins and his event co-ordinator James Lake have long planned a separate event focused entirely on fights at the new amateur c-class level, fought under the rules set out by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) in which bouts are fought under broadly the same rules as pro clashes, but with heavier 8oz gloves and with elbow strikes banned.
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