The Nonsanctioned Circuit (nonsanc informally) is an organized sporting league for mon battlesport, a blood sport involving teams of mon slave gladiators and their human trainers/coaches. In contrast to the regional Silver Circuits and interregional Gold Circuit, which are organized by uMon Corporation and must follow the rules of the sport as the corporation officially defines them, the Nonsanctioned Circuit is unofficially organized by the Nonsanctioned Mon Battlesport Organization (NMBO). The NMBO is not affiliated with uMon, though uMon does not specifically oppose it (and indeed, continues to produce mons and mon products for informal and nonsanc battles which are forbidden in sanctioned tournements.) Indeed, uMon has in recent years often sponsored nonsanc tournament prizes (typically recent-model battle mons, persumably to encourage nonsanc champions to take on the regional sanctioned circuits that require them.)

Fighters

Relationship with Organized Crime

NMBO is generally believed to be heavily connected with the technically criminal organization Mon-Kai. At the least, there is considerable overlap between persons associated with Mon-Kai and both the NMBO leadership and their event security. Nonsanc is believed to be a net money-making operation for Mon-Kai, who are noted to behave aggressively toward anyone else attempting to organize gambling at nonsanc events. Mon-Kai mobsters have also supposedly been responsible for physically intimidating cheaters and match-fixers.

Nonsanc competitions are also popular with other gangs, as a source of prestige and money. Since their mons are frequently outmoded, stolen, or illegally modded, the regional official circuits are often off limits to them.

Nonsanc's relationship to organized crime and street gangs is a source of popular mystique.

Events and Tournements

Rules

Popular Reputation

Although nonsanc is less prestigious than the sanctioned circuits, it has a popular reputation for being particularly unpredictable and exciting. By contrast, in high level sanctioned play, most teams are similar and changes in strategy, mon, and moveset choice evolve gradually over the competitive season. The biggest changes usually result from rules alterations by uMon.