BMMAA Cutman Licensing

The BMMAA Cutman Progression includes 2 levels (B & A) with professional licenses issued at levels B (Entry Level) and A (National Level). Licenses are awarded on completion of BMMAA Cutman Certification courses and based on records of events serviced, as outlined below.

Class B Certificate

This is an entry level course on which a certificate of attendance can be obtained. The aim is to provide participants with a general education in the field and the course is designed as an introduction for participants who would like to progress to the Class A licensing course.

A Class 'B' course certificate of attendance enables participants to shadow experienced, BMMAA qualified Cutman of Class A level.

Their duties may consist of:

– Hand wrapping

– Greasing athletes before entering the Octagon/Ring/Mat

A Class 'B' Cutman should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the Unified Rules of MMA.

A minimum of 3 months must pass before Class 'B' course participants may sit the Class A Cutman Certification Course Exam.

Class A License – National Level

Participants who have served a minimum of 3 months may apply through their national federation to sit the Class A written and practical examination.

Class A license will allow them to service amateur matches only that take place over 3 x 3 minute rounds and only after they have participated in Fetac Level 5 first aid course, or similar.

Each participant will be handed an activity logbook which demands that they service a minimum of 20 MMA events to include an average 280 bouts, over a minimum time frame of 2 years from the time and date of being issued the Class A licence. The logbook can only be signed off by BMMAA officials at national BMMAA events and forwarded for review on completion of attendance to the required number of events/ bouts. Only BMMAA official signatures, dates, the event and duties may be entered into the log book which may be presented as evidence.

Class A Cutman must demonstrate;

– an understanding of the role of a Cutman under the Unified Rules of MMA

– an understanding of core values of the profession e.g. fighter safety first over self promotion

– adherence to the use of natural hemostatic agents only (i.e. non prescribed substances that do not require training such as alginate dressings in the treatment of wounds)

– adherence to dress code and professionalism.