NAC467.255. Change or substitution involving main event: Notice by promoter; refund of price of ticket; approval of substitution.

     1. The promoter of a program of unarmed combat shall, if possible:

     (a) Notify the Commission and the news media of any change or substitution involving a contest or exhibition that was announced or advertised as the main event of the program; and

     (b) Provide such notice at least 24 hours before the first contest or exhibition of the program.

Ê The promoter shall also conspicuously post the change or substitution at the box office of the premises where the program is to be held and cause the change or substitution to be announced from the ring or, if the program is being held in a fenced area, from the fenced area, before the first contest or exhibition of the program.

     2. If such a change or substitution occurs and any patron desires to have the price of his or her ticket refunded, the promoter must refund the patron’s money if the patron presents the ticket or the ticket stub at the box office before the opening contest or exhibition of the program is scheduled to begin. The box office must remain open a reasonable length of time to redeem such tickets.

     3. An unarmed combatant may not substitute for another unarmed combatant in a contest or exhibition that is the main event of a program of unarmed combat unless:

     (a) The promoter notifies the Commission before the unarmed combatant weighs in for the contest or exhibition; and

     (b) The Commission or the Commission’s representative approves the substitution.

     [Athletic Comm’n, §§ 96-98, eff. 4-25-78]—(NAC A 12-13-82; 11-2-88; 12-2-97; R070-01, 8-31-2001; R076-03, 12-3-2003)