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Brett Okamoto
LAS VEGAS – The UFC canceled a bout at UFC 324 at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday after the event was flagged for suspicious betting activity.
Just hours before the card was to begin, the UFC announced he had lost a lightweight bout Alexander Hernandez (18-8) and michael johnson (24-19). The company did not immediately provide a reason for the cancellation, but UFC CEO Dana White confirmed in a post-fight press conference that it was for suspicious betting activity.
Fight canceled less than three months after being settled by UFC major betting scam fought between isaac dulgarian And yadier del valle. Despite being alerted by sports betting watchdog Integrity Compliance 360 about suspicious line movement in the match, the UFC did not cancel that fight in November. Dulgarian, who was a significant betting favourite, lost under suspicious circumstances. He was released by the UFC shortly thereafter.
“It happened again,” White said after Saturday’s card. “We got a call from the Gaming Integrity Service and I said, ‘I’m not doing this again.’ So, we pulled the fight.”
Following the incident with Dulgarian in November, the UFC announced it was working with the FBI on an investigation. At the time of the event, White denied the notion that fixed fights are a widespread issue in the UFC.
“There’s people talking, ‘There’s been 100 fights [flagged as suspicious],’ and this is typical clickbait bulls—,” White said in November. “We’re watching every single fight that happens in the UFC.”
Saturday’s incident is the third public federal investigation into suspicious betting activity surrounding the UFC. James CruseThe former UFC fighter and well-known coach was suspended from cornering in 2023 after a fight involving one of his students, derrick minorAttracted unusual interest in betting. Miner lost in the first round, and it was later revealed that he entered the bout with a pre-existing injury.
