Okla. Stat. tit. 3A, § 3A-606: Sanctioning permits - Exemptions

A. The Oklahoma State Athletic Commission is hereby vested with

jurisdiction to issue sanctioning permits for all professional and

amateur combative sports contests and exhibitions, including, but

not limited to, mixed martial arts , professional boxing, and

kickboxing held or given within this state and to issue licenses for

participants of sanctioned contests and exhibitions.

B. 1. It shall be unlawful to promote or participate in a

professional or amateur combative sports event unless the event is

sanctioned by the Commission.

2. Except as provided in paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection C of

this section, it shall be unlawful to promote an amateur combative

sports event unless the event is sanctioned by the Commission.

3. Any person violating the provisions of this subsection shall

be subject to the administrative and criminal penalty provisions of

Section 615 of this title.

C. Specifically exempt from the provisions of the Oklahoma

State Athletic Commission Act are the amateur combative sports

contests or exhibitions conducted or sponsored by:

1. Any school, college, or university where the participants

are students regularly enrolled in such institutions and the

instructors, coaches, and trainers are employees of such

institutions. The term "school, college, or university" shall not

include a school or other institution whose principal purpose is to

furnish instruction in combative sports or sparring;

2. Any military installation or branch of the Armed Forces

where the participants are employed by the military installation or

are members of the branch of the Armed Forces sponsoring the contest

or exhibition;

3. USA Boxing; and

4. The International Olympic Committee.

D. The following persons are specifically exempt from the

provisions of the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission Act:

1. Practitioners and instructors of the martial arts as defined

in Section 602 of this title; and

2. Instructors of amateur combative sports practitioners if

such instructors are not required to be licensed pursuant to other

provisions of the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission Act.