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Greasing allowance, definition of KO among four new policies adopted by ABC

The Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports (ABC) voted on and passed four new MMA policies Wednesday at its annual meeting in Orlando.

Among the new policies were a change in greasing allowance, when to go to the scorecards in the case of an accidental foul finish and the definition of a knockout compared to TKO, per MMA rules and regulations committee chairman Sean Wheelock. The four new policies were first approved by the committee and then voted on by the ABC body Wednesday.

They are not changes to the Unified Rules of MMA and can be implemented by commissions without the passage of new legislation or altering the language of the Unified Rules, Wheelock said.