UFC CEO Dana White broke his silence on the promotion’s latest controversies surrounding Isaac Dulgarian and combat fixing allegations.
The UFC is beneath hearth after suspicious betting exercise was flagged surrounding the featherweight bout between Isaac Dulgarian and Yadier del Valle final Saturday at UFC Vegas 110. Shortly earlier than the occasion, a swarm of bets have been positioned in Del Valle’s favor to win within the first spherical, simply earlier than Del Valle ended up submitting Dulgarian in Spherical 1.
The UFC has since parted methods with Dulgarian and the entire ordeal stays beneath investigation. The FBI is now working with the UFC to research the incident and previous sports activities betting controversies related to the game, together with James Krause’s playing scandal in 2023.
For the reason that information broke on Dulgarian and combat fixing allegations, a number of fighters, together with Vince Morales and Vanessa Demopoulos have claimed they’ve been approached to throw fights. Their claims have added to what has been a firestorm previous couple of days for the promotion and Combined Martial Arts as a complete.
UFC CEO Dana White didn’t maintain again on fighters like Demopoulos and Morales sharing tales of combat fixing presents.
Dana White breaks silence on combat fixing allegations, Isaac Dulgarian controversy
In a latest interview with TMZ Sports activities, White reacted to fighters alleging they have been approached by unknown entities to repair fights.
“Actually? Why didn’t you inform us that?” White mentioned.
“Or extra importantly, why didn’t you inform regulation enforcement? Now you’re saying you have been approached? It’s like if any individual tells you to rob a financial institution with them. What, you’re not gonna inform regulation enforcement?
“It’s actually bizarre that fighters are popping out and saying they have been approached, they’re gonna be approached now by the FBI.”
White has since claimed that he spoke with FBI director Kash Patel on Tuesday and met with brokers in Las Vegas to debate the allegations. As of this writing, Dulgarian hasn’t spoken out on the continuing investigation and allegations.
