1. LEAGUE
    • The League name is the IBL: International Battle League
      • It is an AMATEUR "TEAM" Fight League for Mixed Martial Arts.


  2. SANCTIONING
  3. MARKETING - EXPOSURE
    • Apparel, Equipment, Posters, Logo Clothing & Merchandise Items.
      • ALL 2008 SEASON TEAMS: Each 2008 IBL Registered Team will be granted the rights to use the Official IBL Logo with their Team Logo on any merchandise and retain 100% of the fees from sales of such merchandise.
      • This provides an excellent way for each Team to raise expense money without needing to pay any IBL "Copyright" fees.
      • Teams cannot sell merchandise with ONLY the IBL Logo. These rights remain property of the IBL.
      • Amateur Fighters cannot receive any portion of financial income.
      • The IBL will advertise through print ads and press releases on:
        • Internet Web Media Sites.
        • Print - Magazine Media.
        • Radio - TV Media.
    • The Team Owner is responsible for himself, or the appointment of his own Sponsorship Team to seek out and attain their own sponsorship income to assist in the financial obligations of their Team.

  4. COACH
    • The coach and the owner can be the same person, however, it would be less of a burden on the coach if they were separated.
    • The coach is responsible for fielding and training his/her team.
    • Their can be more than 1 Coach per Team. Whether they be called a "Co-Coach" or an "Assistant Coach" can be determined by the Team.

  5. WEIGHTCLASSES
    • Each Team is required to Field A Starter and an Alternate Fighter Per Weightclass.
      1. Featherweight, 135 lbs. to 145 lbs.
      2. Lightweight, 145 lbs. to 155 lbs.
      3. Welterweight, 155 lbs. to 170 lbs.
      4. Middleweight, 170 lbs. to 185 lbs.
      5. Light Heavyweight, 185 lbs. to 205 lbs.
      6. Heavyweight, 205 lbs. to 265 lbs.
        • WHAT IF THE NIGHT ENDS 3-3?
          • The IBL will soon announce an exciting idea on how to break a Tie between the two Teams.


  6. FIGHTERS
    • All Fighters Must First be a Registered Fighter with the ISCF to be eligible to be on a League Team.
    • All fighters are AMATEUR Fighters and cannot have fought as a professional in ANY Full Contact Fight Sport.
    • Each TEAM will have 12 fighters who represent 6 weightclasses per team.
      • A STARTER with a back-up Fighter for each weightclass.
    • FIGHTER SELECTION
      • Fighters will be required to have a minimum of "3" Amateur MMA Bouts before being allowed to be on a Team.
      • Teams can only Field Fighters for their Teams from their direct Region.

  7. POINT SYSTEM
    • AWP: Accumulated WIN Points
      • Total of WIN Points of each bout a fighter competed in.
        • Win = 1 Point
        • Lose = 0 Points.
      • In the case of a Forfeit - Ex: Opponent no shows - the opposing fighter will receive the HIGHEST allowed points.
    • HWP: How Won Points
      • In case of any TIES with the Accumulated WIN Points, these points shall be thrown out and the League will review the fighters HWP.
        • First Round Win (Knockout, TKO, Submission): 30 Points
        • Second Round Win (Knockout, TKO, Submission): 20 Points
        • 3rd Round Win (Knockout, TKO, Submission): 10 Points
        • Judges Decision Win: 5 Points.
    • Location of each playoff event shall be determined in the same way as above, with the BEST earning Home Venue Rights.

  8. FOR INFO ON THE REGULAR SEASON -PLAYOFFS & CHAMPIONSHIP - CLICK HERE.

  9. COMPETITION
    • Each COMPETITION will consist of 4 TEAMS.
    • These Teams will be 1 HOME TEAM with 3 visiting TEAMS.
    • All visiting Teams will pay their own travel fees to get to the event which will include;
      • Travel
      • Hotel.
      • Food.
    • TEAM Match-ups will be determined by a schedule announced by the IBL & The ISCF.
    • When the Teams compete, it would of course be one TEAM Vs another TEAM.
    • During competition, each WIN by a fighter counts as a Win Point for his Team.
    • At the end of each competition, the TEAM with the most WIN points, wins the Event.
    • The BEST TWO Teams in each Conference will now be part of the Conference Championship Event.
    • For additional SEASON Details go to the SEASON PAGE BY CLICKING HERE.

  10. IBL ALL STAR GRAND PRIX
  11. LEADERSHIP
    • This is not a League of Teams owned by the league (IBL) or the sanctioning body (ISCF) which is a conflict of interest.
    • This concept clearly separates the IBL/ISCF Leadership from the TEAMS just as in other successful Team Leagues such as the NFL or NBA.
    • The only difference here is that this is an AMATEUR League.

  12. SPONSORSHIP
    • Sponsorship can be attained by the IBL/ISCF for the League as well as for the Teams.
    • Each Team has the right to attain a Team Sponsor.



INTERNATIONAL BATTLE LEAGUE!