What your license does
An MMACSEC license is more than a piece of paper. Here’s exactly what it verifies, what it unlocks, and why promoters and commissions trust it.
Why it matters
Licensing means something
Anyone can claim a record or a title. A license backs it up - with a verified history, a real credential, and a way for anyone to check it’s genuine.
Verified identity
Confirms who someone is and that their record matches what’s publicly listed on Tapology and Sherdog.
Standards you can trust
Every license holder meets a baseline of competency and conduct expected in professional MMA.
Instant verification
Promoters, gyms, and commissions can confirm a license is active in seconds - no phone calls needed.
Accountability
A license can be checked, tracked, and if needed, suspended - protecting the integrity of the sport.
By role
What each license covers
Every membership type verifies something different, based on what that role is responsible for in a fight.
Confirms a competitor’s identity, fight record, and eligibility to compete.
- Verified profile linked to Tapology/Sherdog record
- Confirmed win/loss history across organizations
- Digital certificate promoters can check pre-fight
Confirms training, rules knowledge, and standing to officiate a bout.
- Verified officiating credentials
- Confirms current, unsuspended status
- Recognized by sanctioned events and commissions
Confirms scoring qualification and impartial standing to judge a bout.
- Verified scoring credentials
- Confirms current, unsuspended status
- Recognized by sanctioned events and commissions
Confirms qualification to manage round timing and signal officials during a bout.
- Verified working credentials
- Confirms current, unsuspended status
- Recognized by sanctioned events and commissions
Confirms authority to check equipment, weigh-ins, and fighter conduct on event day.
- Verified inspection credentials
- Confirms current, unsuspended status
- Recognized by sanctioned events and commissions
Confirms qualification to treat cuts and swelling between rounds under commission rules.
- Verified cornerwork credentials
- Confirms current, unsuspended status
- Recognized by sanctioned events and commissions
Every license
What’s always included
Regardless of role, every MMACSEC membership comes with the same core credentialing tools.
Verified profile
A public profile confirming your role, status, and record.
Digital certificate
A scannable certificate anyone can check is genuine, in real time.
Wallet pass
Your license, added straight to Apple or Google Wallet on your phone.
Record sync
Your profile updates automatically as your fight record changes.
Trust
Anyone can verify a license
Scan. Confirm. Done.
Every MMACSEC certificate carries a QR code. Scan it, or search a license number at mmacsec.org/verify, and see the holder’s role and status instantly - no login required.
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