TN fight promoter bonds.
$250. Five minutes.
Every Tennessee boxing or combat-sports promoter must file a $25,000 surety bond with the Athletic Commission before being licensed to promote events. Ours is $250 flat — set by our carrier's rate book, the same for every promoter — and the application collects no credit information.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Promoter license bonds are simple. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit fields, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount license bonds like this often issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the Athletic Commission
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your promoter license application through the Tennessee Athletic Commission. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Tennessee regulates professional and amateur combat sports through the Tennessee Athletic Commission, part of the Department of Commerce & Insurance. A promoter — anyone staging boxing, MMA, kickboxing, wrestling, or other combat matches — must be licensed, and the license is conditioned on a $25,000 surety bond.
The bond secures the promoter’s contractual obligations to athletes and others tied to the event. If a fighter isn’t paid, or a financial obligation connected to the promotion goes unmet, a harmed party can recover against the bond. It’s the Commission’s tool to hold promoters accountable for the money side of an event.
The bond is not insurance for the promoter. If the surety pays a valid claim, the promoter repays the surety. Promoters who pay their fighters and meet their obligations treat the bond as a license formality. We issue the $25,000 bond at $250 flat; the application collects no credit information.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — the application collects no credit information.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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$250 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.