Scraping Commercial State Athletic Commission and Combat Sports Promoter Licensing Databases
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Combat Sports Industry in the United States
The US combat sports industry encompasses professional boxing, mixed martial arts (MMA), kickboxing, Muay Thai, professional wrestling (as an athletic exhibition), and other regulated combat sports, generating an estimated $3-4+ billion in combined annual revenue from live event gate receipts, pay-per-view and streaming subscriptions, sponsorships and advertising, fighter purses, licensing and merchandising, and gym and training facility operations. The industry is regulated at the state level by athletic commissions or equivalent regulatory bodies in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and several tribal jurisdictions, each with its own licensing requirements for promoters, fighters, referees, judges, matchmakers, managers, seconds/cornermen, timekeepers, and other combat sports participants.
The MMA segment has experienced the most dramatic growth over the past two decades, with the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship, owned by Endeavor/TKO Group Holdings following a $4+ billion acquisition in 2016) establishing itself as the dominant promotion globally. The UFC stages approximately 40-45+ events annually across the US and internationally, generating estimated annual revenue of $1+ billion from its ESPN/ESPN+ broadcasting deal (reportedly worth approximately $300+ million annually), pay-per-view sales (major events generating $10-20+ million in PPV revenue), live event gate receipts, sponsorships, licensing, and other revenue streams. PFL (Professional Fighters League, backed by investors including Donn Davis and various strategic partners) operates a season-based format with approximately $10+ million in annual prize money, while Bellator MMA (now operated under PFL ownership following Paramount's sale) has been a significant secondary promotion. Regional MMA promotions number in the hundreds across the US, staging thousands of events annually that serve as the developmental pipeline for fighter talent.
Professional boxing maintains a significant market presence, with premium boxing events generating some of the highest per-event revenues in all of combat sports. The boxing promotional landscape includes Top Rank (founded by Bob Arum, with an ESPN broadcast deal), Matchroom Boxing USA (Eddie Hearn's US operation with a DAZN streaming partnership), Premier Boxing Champions/PBC (Al Haymon's advisory network with broadcast deals across multiple networks including Fox, Showtime, and Amazon Prime Video), and Golden Boy Promotions (Oscar De La Hoya's company). Boxing generates approximately $1-2+ billion in annual revenue globally, with the US market representing the largest single market. The sport's revenue is heavily concentrated in a small number of premium events (major championship fights can generate $50-100+ million in a single event from PPV, gate, and sponsorship revenue), while hundreds of smaller club shows and regional events operate at much smaller scales.
State Athletic Commission Databases
State athletic commissions are the regulatory bodies that license and oversee professional combat sports events within their jurisdictions. The structure and authority of state athletic commissions vary significantly across states, from large, well-staffed commissions (California State Athletic Commission, Nevada State Athletic Commission, New York State Athletic Commission, and Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation/Combative Sports Program are among the most prominent) to smaller commissions that may regulate combat sports as one of many licensing functions.
State athletic commission databases contain licensing records for all combat sports participants in their jurisdiction. Promoter licenses provide company name, principal officers, licensed events history (dates, venues, fight cards), and business contact information. Fighter licenses provide fighter name, fighting name/alias, weight class, professional record (wins, losses, draws, KO/submission rates), license status, medical clearance status (including pre-fight medical examination results, suspension histories, and medical clearance dates), and in many states the fighter's manager and training gym affiliations. Official licenses (referees, judges, matchmakers, timekeepers, and inspectors) provide the official's name, license type, assignment history, and contact information.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) is perhaps the most influential commission in combat sports, as Las Vegas serves as the de facto capital of major combat sports events. The NSAC licensing database is searchable online and provides detailed records for all licensed participants in Nevada-regulated combat sports events. The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) oversees one of the largest volumes of combat sports events in the US and maintains searchable licensing databases. The New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC), which notably did not sanction professional MMA events until 2016, now licenses a significant volume of MMA and boxing events, particularly at venues such as Madison Square Garden, Barclays Center, and other New York City venues.
Navigate to ABC (Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports, the umbrella organization of state athletic commissions) member directory (providing links to all state commission websites and contact information for commission executive directors), individual state athletic commission licensing databases (searchable by licensee name, license type, and status), boxing record databases (BoxRec, the most comprehensive global boxing record database with over 1+ million fight records), MMA record databases (Sherdog, Tapology, and UFC Stats), combat sports sanctioning body registries (WBC, WBA, IBF, WBO for boxing; state MMA sanctioning records), and combat sports industry conference databases (ABC annual convention, Sports Business Journal conferences). Save state commission licensing data, ABC directories, record databases, and sanctioning body registries as HTML or CSV. Upload to Email Extractor to extract combat sports promoter, event coordinator, gym owner, fighter manager, and venue operations director email addresses from state commission, ABC, and industry databases for event production, insurance, equipment, streaming platform, and gym management software outreach.
Combat Sports Technology and Business Trends
The combat sports industry is being transformed by the shift from traditional pay-per-view distribution to streaming platforms and direct-to-consumer content delivery. The UFC's exclusive partnership with ESPN+ (the UFC's entire PPV library is available exclusively through ESPN+) has fundamentally changed how MMA content reaches consumers, moving from cable/satellite PPV distribution to streaming-first delivery. DAZN (a sports streaming service) has invested heavily in boxing content through its partnership with Matchroom Boxing. PFL has launched its own streaming platform for event distribution. These streaming partnerships and platforms create demand for combat sports production technology, camera systems (including fighter POV cameras, overhead rigs, and slow-motion replay systems), graphics and telestry platforms, real-time statistics and analytics, and fan engagement applications.
Fighter health and safety technology has become increasingly important as regulatory bodies and promotions invest in protecting fighter welfare. Pre-fight medical screening (including neurological examinations, MRI/MRA brain imaging, ophthalmological examinations, and comprehensive blood panels including HIV, Hepatitis B and C testing), post-fight medical suspensions (mandatory rest periods following knockouts or significant head trauma), and longitudinal brain health monitoring programs (such as the UFC's partnership with the Cleveland Clinic's Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health) all create demand for medical testing services, health information management platforms, and telemedicine solutions that serve the combat sports community.
Combat sports gym and training facility management represents a substantial business sector, with approximately 10,000-15,000+ boxing gyms, MMA gyms, and martial arts schools operating across the US. Gym management software (Zen Planner, Mindbody, WellnessLiving, PushPress, and martial arts-specific platforms such as Spark Membership and Kicksite) provides membership management, class scheduling, billing and payment processing, belt/rank tracking, and marketing automation. Combat sports equipment manufacturers (Everlast, Hayabusa, Venum, which holds the UFC's official uniform and equipment license, Fairtex, Title Boxing, and Ringside) sell directly to gyms, fighters, and retail consumers through wholesale and direct-to-consumer channels.
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