The UFC has issued an announcement relating to a battle involving Isaac Dulgarian this previous Saturday night time at UFC Vegas 110 after the betting traces shifted dramatically simply earlier than he walked to the octagon the place he was finally submitted by Yadier Del Valle within the first spherical.
The controversy stems from Dulgarian initially being listed as a heavy favourite by each main sportsbook however the odds modified because the occasion was occurring. Whereas Dulgarian nonetheless closed as a favourite, his odds dropped and a few sportsbooks really eliminated the prop bets surrounding the battle like betting on a first-round end.
Now the UFC has acknowledged that an investigation is ongoing into the state of affairs after Dulgarian was reportedly launched from the promotion simply someday after the battle ended.
”Like {many professional} sports activities organizations, UFC works with an impartial betting integrity service to watch wagering exercise on our occasions,” UFC officers mentioned in an announcement. “Our betting integrity companion, IC360, displays wagering on each UFC occasion and is conducting a radical assessment of the info surrounding the Dulgarian vs. del Valle bout on Saturday, November 1.
“We take these allegations very significantly, and together with the well being and security of our fighters, nothing is extra essential than the integrity of our sport.”
After the battle ended, a few main sportsbooks really provided refunds to prospects who positioned wagers on the battle. Each William Hill and Caesar’s Sportsbooks issued an identical statements relating to bets that have been positioned on the Dulgarian battle on Saturday.
“Cell prospects with dropping bets on the Dulgarian UFC battle will obtain a money credit score inside 24 hours (singles), or inside 24 hours of the final leg being decided (Parlay/SGP/Tremendous Parlay) ought to that guess have gained with out that leg included.”
After all this isn’t the primary time the UFC has confronted allegations of betting irregularities surrounding fights.
Again in 2022, Darrick Minner misplaced a battle within the first spherical simply after there was an enormous swing within the betting traces for his matchup in opposition to Shayilan Nuerdanbieke. Afterwards, a number of sportsbooks really stopped taking wagers on UFC consequently.
The UFC finally launched Minner from his contract and in addition successfully issued a lifetime ban for his coach James Krause whereas informing fighters that anybody related to him would now not be allowed to compete within the promotion.
Former UFC fighter Jeff Molina was additionally faraway from the promotion and ultimately issued a 3 12 months suspension from the Nevada Athletic Fee after he “positioned important bets” on the battle involving Minner, who was his teammate on the time. The fee admonished Molina for failing “to tell the fee of Minner’s severe damage” previous to his loss.
It stays to be seen what comes of the most recent state of affairs involving Dulgarian after his battle was additionally flagged for betting irregularities previous to the loss this previous Saturday.
