The UFC has issued an announcement concerning a combat 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 taking place. Whereas Dulgarian nonetheless closed as a favourite, his odds dropped and a few sportsbooks truly eliminated the prop bets surrounding the combat like betting on a first-round end.
Now the UFC has acknowledged that an investigation is ongoing into the scenario after Dulgarian was reportedly launched from the promotion simply someday after the combat ended.
”Like {many professional} sports activities organizations, UFC works with an unbiased betting integrity service to observe wagering exercise on our occasions,” UFC officers stated in an announcement. “Our betting integrity associate, IC360, displays wagering on each UFC occasion and is conducting an intensive overview of the details surrounding the Dulgarian vs. del Valle bout on Saturday, November 1.
“We take these allegations very severely, and together with the well being and security of our fighters, nothing is extra vital than the integrity of our sport.”
After the combat ended, a few main sportsbooks truly provided refunds to clients who positioned wagers on the combat. Each William Hill and Caesar’s Sportsbooks issued an identical statements concerning bets that have been positioned on the Dulgarian combat on Saturday.
“Cell clients with shedding bets on the Dulgarian UFC combat 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 wager have received 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 combat 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 truly stopped taking wagers on UFC in consequence.
The UFC finally launched Minner from his contract and likewise 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 yr suspension from the Nevada Athletic Fee after he “positioned important bets” on the combat involving Minner, who was his teammate on the time. The fee admonished Molina for failing “to tell the fee of Minner’s critical damage” previous to his loss.
It stays to be seen what comes of the newest scenario involving Dulgarian after his combat was additionally flagged for betting irregularities previous to the loss this previous Saturday.
