Mixed martial arts fans in Hawai'i will have to wait a few more unexpected weeks for the next big show at the Blaisdell Center Arena.

The inaugural Kingdom MMA show — featuring Jason "Mayhem" Miller against Kala Kolohe Hose in the main event — has been pushed back two weeks due to a paperwork issue.

The card has been rescheduled for April 18 at the Blaisdell Arena. It was originally scheduled for April 3.

T. Jay Thompson, president of the new Kingdom MMA organization, said he was told by state officials yesterday that all fighters on the card need to be cleared by a licensed Hawai'i doctor at least 30 days prior to the card.

Miller passed a recent physical, but it was completed in California. He was scheduled to see a doctor in Honolulu yesterday.

"This has nothing to do with a fighter not being physically able to fight," Thompson said. "Jason had all his (medical) work done on the Mainland. We thought that was good enough, and it has been in the past."

JoAnn Uchida, of the state's Regulated Industries Complaint Office, said rules surrounding MMA events in Hawai'i have been changed in recent months as part of a transition to state regulation of MMA starting in July.

"I've always been in favor of regulation," Thompson said. "But it's going to be very difficult to do business here with these types of rules."

In particular, Thompson is concerned about the costs involved with flying Mainland fighters to Hawai'i at least twice — once for a physical with a Hawai'i doctor, and then again a few weeks later for the actual fight.

"There's no state in the union that requires medicals be done in-state, and 30 days in advance," Thompson said. "You want to talk about killing business."

Thompson said Miller and Hose were not pleased with the delay, but agreed to it.

"Fighters schedule their training around a specific date," Thompson said. "I'm just glad both these guys didn't have any other fights scheduled after (April 3) or we might not have a main event.

"Thank god, we're still going to have a show and hopefully bring revenue into the economy like we wanted to. But (state officials are) certainly making it difficult for us."

Thompson said tickets will remain on sale at the Blaisdell box office, and tickets already purchased will be honored on April 18.