Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) - Office of Combative Sports (OCS) <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><strong>Amateur Combatant <br /></strong> An amateur combatant is someone who competes in combative sports contests as a pastime rather than a profession and who is not receiving or competing for, and has never received or competed for, any purse or other item that exceeds $50 in value for competing in a contest.</p> <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><strong>Professional combatant <br /></strong> A professional combatant is someone who competes in combative sports contests for any money prize or a prize that exceeds the value of $50.</p> <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Review <a href="http://www.dli.mn.gov/our-areas-service/combative-sports/license-types-combative-sports">License Types for Combative Sports</a></p> None