Kolkata: Mixed martial arts promoters ONE Championship is discussing whether the contact sport needs a tweaking of rules or not with medical experts when they resume activities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a top official said on Friday.
In cricket, the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Cricket Committee has recommended a ban on saliva as a part of health safety protocols while in football players spitting on the field is being debated.
The Romanian FA (FRF) and the country's professional league has set up a protocol where players could be banned for up to 12 matches for spitting when the season resumes.
"We will follow the health and safety protocols mandated by the Govt of the country where we host it to ensure the event can be carried out safely. Adequate COVID-19 testing on everyone involved will also be carried out as well. As for the rules, do we need to tweak them is something we are discussing with medical experts and will have to wait and watch, for now, we don't have anything to share in specifics," Hari Vijayarajan, Group Chief Commercial Officer at ONE Championship told a news agency in an interview.
In late February, India''s Ritu Phogat recorded her second win in her MMA career by beating debutant Wu Chiao Chen of China at the One: King of the Jungle event.
The ONE Championship event was held behind closed doors at the Singapore Indoor Stadium and till date is the last time the competition was held before COVID-19 brought the world to a standstill.