The UFC has cut Isaac Dulgarian two days after he was submitted in the first round by heavy underdog Yadier del Valle. The fight was scrutinized due to suspicious betting patterns before the fight.
Yahoo Sports! first reported that Dulgarian was cut by the UFC. Notably, Dulgarian had trained with James Krause in the past. Krause was connected with another betting scandal a couple years ago involving Darrick Minner. In that fight, Minner did not disclose an injury leading up to his fight. The UFC banned fighters from training with Krause in 2022.
The UFC released a statement related to the incident:
“Like many professional sports organizations, UFC works with an independent betting integrity service to monitor wagering activity on our events. Our betting integrity partner, IC360, monitors wagering on every UFC event and is conducting a thorough review of the facts surrounding the Dulgarian vs. del Valle bout on Saturday, November 1. We take these allegations very seriously, and along with the health and safety of our fighters, nothing is more important than the integrity of our sport.”
Payout Perspective:
With the news of another potential fight fixing incident in the sport, multiple fighters have come forward with the knowledge that they had been approached in the past of potentially “fixing” a fight. An added issue from the Dulgarian fight is that there is speculation that the FBI had informed the UFC of the potential fight fixing allegations but decided to continue with the fight.
Betting on combat sports is one of the reasons why people tune into the fights. The sport receives a huge influx of cash from betting companies. Thus, if there is controversy over whether fights are fixed, the sport would suffer. MPO will continue to follow.
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