The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario will no longer take bets on the Ultimate Fighting Championships “due to concerns about non-compliance with AGCO’s betting integrity requirements” according to a news release. A portion of the news release reads: The Registrar’s Standards include rules to safeguard against odds manipulation, match-fixing and other sports betting integrity […]
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Prochazka gives up title due to injury, new champ to be decided at UFC 282
The final UFC PPV of the year comes with a new main event and will crown a new UFC Light Heavyweight Champion as Jiri Prochazka relinquished the title due to injury. The new main event for the title will be Magomed Ankalaev taking on Jan Blachowicz. Glover Teixeira was scheduled to face Prochazka in a […]
Krause gambling investigation prevents him from cornering fighter Saturday
Former MMA fighter and current trainer James Krause was not allowed to corner Miles Johns this past Saturday due to an ongoing investigation regarding potential gambling issues. A fight between Darrick Minner and Shayilan Nuerdanbieke on November 5th is being investigated due to suspicious wagering. Per an ESPN report, Minner was injured but did not […]
Endeavor says its willing to open up renewal talks sooner than later
Speaking at an investor’s conference earlier this week Endeavor president Mark Shapiro indicated that it may open the conversation of renewal with Disney sooner than later. This would pave the way for the UFC to continue on ESPN and its digital platform. Deadline first reported the possibility as well as Sportico. Shapiro spoke at a […]
Adesanya detained by NY Port Authorities for possession of metal knuckles
Israel Adesanya was detained by authorities after it was discovered that he had metal knuckles in baggage belonging to the former UFC middleweight champion. According to Adesanya’s manager, the contraband was given to him by a fan that he just stored in his bags. The initial reports indicated that Adesanya was arrested due to the […]