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ufc fighter isaac dulgarian He has been released from the roster two days after sportsbooks flagged unusual betting interest against him ahead of his first-round defeat at featherweight. yadier del vallea source told ESPN.
On Saturday, Integrity Compliance 360 (IC360), a firm that monitors the betting market for unusual activity, alerted its customers about unusual bets being placed on Del Valle to win a Fight Night undercard bout in the first round, according to a copy of the notice obtained by ESPN.
Del Valle defeated Dulgarian in the first round.
“Like many professional sports organizations, the UFC works with an independent betting integrity service to monitor betting activity on our events,” a UFC spokesperson told ESPN in a statement. “Our betting integrity partner, IC360, monitors betting 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 nothing is more important than the integrity of our sport, along with the health and safety of our fighters.”
Dulgarian was around a -250 favorite from Saturday and Del Valle was a +200 underdog. The price began to decline in the hours before the fight, with Dulgarian closing at around -130 and Del Valle at +110, a significant change in the odds.
Efforts to reach Dulgarian for comment were unsuccessful.
Several sportsbooks told ESPN that large bets were placed on Del Valle before the fight. A sportsbook source told ESPN that bettors continued to place heavy bets on Del Valle even after the odds reached less profitable prices.
Some sportsbooks stopped taking bets on the contest on Saturday afternoon. Caesars Sportsbook posted Saturday night that it would refund bets on Dulgarian.
Yahoo Sports first reported that Dalgaryan has been released by the UFC.
