UFC veteran Jeff Molina has been suspended for 36 months as a result of his involvement within the betting scandal surrounding his coach James Krause.
The previous prime 15 flyweight came upon his destiny on Tuesday throughout a month-to-month assembly with the Nevada Athletic Fee following an adjudication settlement reached with the state lawyer basic. He additionally should pay $235.56 in prosecution charges.
The state of affairs initially concerned Molina’s teammate Darrick Minner after he fought and misplaced to Shayilan Nuerdanbieke by first-round TKO at UFC Vegas 64 again in November 2022. Suspicions have been raised after betting strains for the battle shifted dramatically simply earlier than the occasion kicked off with Minner turning into an enormous underdog earlier than in the end shedding the battle in simply 67 seconds.
Krause and Minner have been then suspended for failing to report an damage previous to the battle, however the precise investigation was surrounding a possible betting scandal that really led to a number of sportsbooks refusing to take bets on UFC fights.
Molina was initially suspended all the way in which again in December 2022 when an investigation opened over allegations of betting irregularities surrounding Krause. On Tuesday, Matthew Feeley, deputy lawyer basic for the state of Nevada, revealed that Molina’s suspension stemmed from him failing to reveal Minner’s damage after which inserting wagers on the end result of his battle.
“After Molina having direct data of a critical damage sustained by a fellow fighter Darrick Minner, Molina failed to tell the fee of Minner’s critical damage, in violation of NAC 467.885, and as an alternative of informing the fee moreover positioned vital bets with a gaming entity on the end result of Minner’s battle,” Feeley stated throughout Tuesday’s assembly.
The suspension was made retroactive to the date of Minner’s battle so Molina is cleared to compete once more on or after Nov. 5, 2025.
So far as Krause goes, he was successfully banned from the UFC with the group shifting swiftly to chop ties with him whereas additionally issuing a really stern warning that any fighters who continued to be related to him would even be faraway from the promotion.
“UFC has since suggested Krause and the respective managers working with impacted fighters, that efficient instantly, fighters who select to proceed to be coached by Krause or who proceed to coach in his health club, is not going to be permitted to take part in UFC occasions pending the end result of the aforementioned authorities investigations,” UFC officers said in December 2022.
Molina has largely stayed quiet since his preliminary suspension with the flyweight being faraway from the UFC roster in January 2023.
Now he’ll face his punishment with the 27-year-old fighter cleared to compete once more in November.
