Is it legal for a MMA fighter to get in a street fight or is it consider a lethal weapon?

Question

Is it legal for a MMA fighter to get in a street fight or is it consider a lethal weapon?

Answer 1

I never heard of a person being registered as a lethal weapon. Being able to defend yourself is a good thing to know, and no one should be required by law to do that anywhere. it's not the same as registering a handgun, where you know the probablility of killing someone with it is really high.  

as far as self defense goes - defend yourself within your limits in a fight then get the police involved to explain the situation and take what you get. it's better to serve a little local jail time for assault than getting a chalk outline.

Answer 2

Debunked: Boxers are required to register their hands as "lethal weapons."

Research has failed to reveal any statutory, regulatory or other requirement that boxers -- or anyone skilled in martial arts -- "register" their hands or any other body part as "lethal weapons" in the U.S., UKoGBaNI, Canada, or any other common law nation. However, a criminal defendant's experience in boxing, karate, or other forms of hand-to-hand combat may be relevant to determining various legal issues.

First, in the United States at least, the question of whether hands (or other body parts) of a boxer, martial artist or any other person even qualifies as a "deadly" or "lethal" weapon depends largely upon how "deadly weapon," "lethal weapon," or "deadly force" is defined (usually by statute, which is then interpreted by the courts). _See,_ _e.g.,_ Vitauts M. Gulbis, "Parts of the Human Body, Other Than Feet, as Deadly or Dangerous Weapons for Purposes of Statutes Aggravating Offenses Such as Assault and Robbery," 8 A.L.R.4th 1268 (1981 and supplements); Christpher Vaeth, "Kicking as Aggravated Assault, or Assault With Dangerous or Deadly Weapon," 19 A.L.R.5th 823 (1995 and supplements). Most statutes have been interpreted to require an object external to the human body before a "deadly weapon" element can be met. For example, in _Minnesota v. Bastin_, 572 N.W.2d 281 (Minn. 1997), the Minnesota Supreme Court overruled the trial court's conclusion that the left fist of the defendant, a former licensed professional prize fighter, was a "deadly weapon."

Some courts in the United States have concluded, however, that a criminal defendant's experience in boxing or martial arts should be considered when deciding whether s/he possessed a required intent to cause harm. For instance, in _Trujillo v. State_, 750 P.2d 1334 (Wyo. 1988), the Wyoming Supreme Court found that there was sufficient evidence to support the defendant's conviction for aggravated assault after he punched someone in the head. His history as a trained boxer was one bit of evidence supporting the jury's findings on his mental state. Likewise, in _In the Matter of the Welfare of D.S.F._, 416 N.W.2d 772 (Minn. App. 1988), the Minnesota Court of Appeals held that there was sufficient evidence to conclude that the actions of the defendant, who had "substantial experience in karate," were sufficient to demonstrate his knowledge that he was hitting the victim with sufficient force to break the victim's jaw.

Similarly, a criminal defendant's boxing or martial arts experience may be relevant to determining the validity of a self-defense claim. For instance, in _Idaho v. Babbit_, 120 Idaho 337, 815 P.2d 1077 (Idaho App. 1991), the defendant shot the victim and claimed self-defense. The trial court admitted evidence regarding the defendant's past training and experience as a boxer, concluding that it was relevant to a determination of whether the defendant truly believed it was necessary to shoot the victim in order to protect himself and others. The Idaho Court of Appeals affirmed.

Documented: A criminal defendant's experience in boxing or the martial arts may be relevant to deciding whether the elements of a criminal offense have been proven.

Answer 3

An MMA fighter should be considered a 'registered weapon' and in some jurisdictions they are. Professional boxers are considered registered weapons in most jurisdictions. I'm lucky enough to recognize a number of MMA fighters who come into some of the night clubs where I live. I stay out of their way.

Answer 4

It's like you'll get in trouble worst for knowing MA! So just don't try nothing unless you have too!

Your Legal Rights are::

1)  Have a hearing before a magistrate or judge, as soon as possible after

you are arrested.

2)  Be notified of the charges against you.

3)  Have a reasonable bail set, if bail is granted.

4)  Have a FAIR, IMPARTIAL trial by jury.

5)  Be present at all stages of the trial.

6)  Confront your accusers.  (without the baseball bat)

7)  Have your lawyer cross-examine the witnesses.

8)  Have your lawyer call on witnesses on your behalf.

9)  Be tried for a crime only once.

10) Receive neither cruel nor unusual punishment if you are convicted of a

crime and sentenced.

NOTE!!!: These rights are for after you are arrested, and do not include the

reading of the rights, etc.  If these rights are violated in ANY way, that may

be cause for a mistrial, or even total release.

Juveniles accused of breaking the law are granted some special rights intended

to protect them, because of their age.  If a juvenile is charged with a crime

punishable by a term in a reform school or juvenile detention facility, he is

assured the right to:

1)  Remain silent, and not incriminate himself/herself.

2)  Be placed in quarters seperate from adult offenders while being held in

custody.

3)  Be notified before a hearing of the charges against him.

4)  Be released to his parents or guardians after signing a written promise to

appear at his trial (unless the child is likely to run away and not come back

to court unless he is dangerous or may himself be in danger if sent back home).

5)  Be tried at proceedings that are closed to the public.

6)  Have a record of the proceedings made, in case one is needed for a future

appeal.

7)  Be represented by a lawyer.

8)  Have a lawyer appointed by the court if he cannot afford one.

9)  Confront his accusers.

10) Have his lawyer cross-examine witnesses.

Again, these rights are for after you have been arrested.

Answer 5

john d here is one you can add to your list

11 have lots of money for lawyers . you get the justice you can afford.

It is illegal for any person trained or otherwise to fight .Charges range from creating a disturbance to assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm or causing grievous bodily harm.

However anyone is allowed to defend themselves trained or untrained after 1st making an attempt to

1  escape

2 calm down the situation

3 while attempting to protect someone under attack like a woman a child  aiding the police or some other legal authority.

Jumping in and backing up your buddy doesn't count except to break it up with out putting the boots to the other guy.

You can only use the same or similar threat or force .You cant take a tire iron or baseball bat to anyone who  isn't similarly armed .

Answer 6

In a street fight, there are no rules.  Whether you're a black belt, or a 17 year old kid doesn't matter.  You got into a fight, they fight dirty... so anything goes.

Answer 7

a true mmartist  would not get into petty fights. Whoever considers themselves a MMArtist and gets into those petty fights aren't really truly mmartists. I do not consider TUFers real MMArtists

Answer 8

lethal weapon stuff is a myth. now being trained in martial arts you need to use more restraint. you legally cannot just "fight" someone you are allowed to defend yourself though. which means use the force necessary to to escape. therefore if you are a mma fighter and you beat the c**p out of a person and use way more force than is called for then you can get in trouble and the courts will look into you being a trained fighter

anyways if you get in trouble a lot for street fighting though you can get your license revoke(i know they do it for boxing)