Posted on: December 12, 2022, 03:28h.
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UFC boss Dana White has admitted that match-fixing is a “large concern” for his firm.
Dana White, at a UFC press convention above, has appeared to confess that doable match-fixing occurred within the controversial battle between Darrick Minner and Shayilan Nuerdanbieke. (Picture: MMA Combating)
The president of the MMA large instructed ESPN that it “might be doable” that match-fixing occurred within the controversial November 5 battle between Darrick Minner and Shayilan Nuerdanbieke. He shortly added that an investigation was ongoing and he “can’t speak about any of these things.”
On November 11, he had stated there was “completely zero proof that anyone that was concerned guess on” the bout.
The featherweight-division contest between Nebraska’s Minner and China’s Nuerdanbieke lasted simply 67 seconds. Minner, a veteran of 40 UFC fights injured himself within the first few seconds after touchdown a kick on his opponent, who capitalized to win by a TKO.
However within the aftermath, sportsbooks reported an avalanche of suspicious bets coming in on a Nuerdanbieke win within the first.
Late to the Celebration
Minner and his coach, James Krause, have since been suspended by the Nevada State Athletic Fee (NSAC), pending the results of investigations by a number of businesses, together with the FBI. The UFC has banned all fighters educated by Krause from taking part in its contests throughout these investigations.
Krause operated an MMA betting Discord web page and podcast and is thought to have been an enthusiastic bettor on bouts.
UFC prohibits its fighters, coaches, and employees from wagering on all contests, nevertheless it was hellishly late to the social gathering. That regulation got here solely in October, lower than a month earlier than the controversial battle and 4 years after sports activities betting turned broadly authorized within the US.
Earlier guidelines merely prohibited UFC fighters from betting on bouts they had been immediately concerned in. All main US leagues, whose video games are arguably more durable to repair, have lengthy had strict betting bans in place. In the meantime, NASCAR was criticized for reacting slowly when it launched an analogous ban again in 2019.
Banned in Ontario
The controversy has despatched reverberations across the betting markets. That was significantly true in Ontario and Alberta, which suspended its strains on all UFC contests, citing fears round integrity.
“Am I shocked the Canadian authorities overreacted? I’m not,” White instructed ESPN.
In each sport, someone thinks they’re smarter than everyone else when actually they’re the dumbest man within the room,” White added. “And you’ll get caught — you’ll get caught and you’ll go to jail. It’s what it’s.
“Should you’re that dumb and also you’re prepared to take that danger for cash. Break your life for cash. We are able to inform folks till we’re blue within the face. Identical factor as steroids, performance-enhancing medication. ‘Don’t do it, USADA is testing, you’re gonna get caught.’ However it is a complete different stage. … Should you’re that silly, have enjoyable in jail.”
