MOST COMMON Fighters' FAQ'S

A fighter may transfer at any time up until they check out at the tournament. Transfers will be complimentary until date posted on the event page. 

The transfer fee is reduced until two weeks before event. Transfering online is shut down the final two weeks and can be taken care of at the event.

If you compete after submitting your registration, you are required to update your record!  Visit the event page to submit the record update.  

When updating your record, please use the following method: 

Wins-Losses-Draws/KO or TKO  (for example  3-2-0/1)

Please do not send an email stating that you fought and won, but do not include your updated record.  If you compete more than once between registering and the time of the tournament, we may lose track of what you submit. 

On the date specified on the event page, we close out all empty brackets.  This means any bracket that does not have at least ONE paid registration in it, will be closed and we will no longer accept a registration in that bracket.  

A "pending" registration is a registration that has been submitted but no registration fee paid. These will NOT hold a bracket open.  

After closing the 'empty' brackets, we will continue to accept registrations in open brackets. We begin combining single fighter brackets immediately. If you intend to go into one with a single fighter, do so immediately. Once we move a fighter and close that bracket, we will not reopen it.

NO Registrations will be accepted after the posted final date on each event.

No!  Combat Corner is the equipment gear sponsor of the Tournament of Champions and supplies the gloves, shin guards and elbow pads for all competitors.  Fighters are responsible for mouth guard, head gear and groin protection. Groin protection is mandatory for males, optional for females. 

No.  A fighter in a full bracket at the TOC, will already fight 3 times during the tournament.  When fighters compete in more than one bracket, that increases their risk of injury that may keep them from advancing, even thought they may have won their elimination bouts.   This could leave a fighter without an opponent. 

We begin elimination rounds with the largest brackets first.  We place the bouts in the first available ring so we cannot predict which ring you will be in. 

Fighters MUST be ready, on deck, when their bout is called or you will be dropped and your opponent will advance the next round. 

In the event, a fighter does not show up, or is not able to compete in the Championship bout, we will go back to a fighter in the bracket and offer them the opportunity to step back in, as long as they did not lose by TKO or KO, and cleared the post-fight physical after their first fight. 

If you are in a two man bracket, you will automatically advance to the Championship round.  Keep in mind that fighters can register until the week prior and others can transfer up until they finish their check-in process.  Brackets can change quite a bit the last day. 

All fighters will wear all safety gear during elimination rounds to help avoid cuts. This is ALL classes: A, B, C and Open. All Elimination Bouts are 3 - 2 minute rounds. 1 minute rest. 

Class A Championship bouts are for a FULLY DEFENDABLE TBA-SA North American title.  Fighters will compete as if it were a regular title fight on a regular show. 

Class A Championship bouts are 5 - 2 minute rounds and fighters will NOT wear headgear or shin guards for Championship bouts.  They WILL wear elbow pads. 

Class C (Novice) and Class B will wear ALL safety gear for ALL bouts, both elimination and championship. Class C and B Championship bouts are 3 - 2 minute rounds. 

This tournament is AMATEUR rules. No One will be paid a purse for winning. 

The purpose of this tournament is to both establish more TBA-SA Champions and also provide 'elite' athletes more opportunities to compete in Muay Thai bouts thereby helping the USA organizations select the best athletes to compete internationally. 

Anyone that has competed at a 'pro' level inside or outside of the states may compete in this tournament as long as rules and requirements are followed respectfully. 

*We reserve the right to refuse an athlete admittance to compete if special circumstances are present. 

All Fighters are asked to reserve a check in time to keep things running smoothly and to keep the process quick for everyone.  There is a link on the event page to reserve your time. 

We'd love to be able to accommodate fighters but we cannot post brackets until everyone has made weight and has checked in. If a fighter has not checked in, the bracket cannot be posted.  

At the annual TBA Classic - Muay Thai World Expo, we do require fighters to weigh in again on Championship day.  This is due to the higher numbers and longer event. 

The Tournament of Champions is a smaller event therefore fighters will only weigh in on the check in day. 

The Class A belts are fully defendable TBA-SA North American titles.  They CAN be defended anywhere over the following year at a local promotion in your state.  Any promoter holding a title defense will have the sanctioning fee waived. 

Class C and Class B belts are awarded as a tournament award similar to a trophy.  They are not 'defendable' but can be used by a promoter to hype a fighter.