UPDATE (Nov. 4): Vannata has backtracked his remarks, claiming he was joking. Nevertheless, Edgar Chairez has now come ahead about being approached to throw a struggle as effectively.
UPDATE: UFC veteran Lando Vannata has admitted to being approached seven occasions about the opportunity of taking a dive.
Issues proceed to develop in quickly fast vogue within the new UFC betting scandal, as two Octagon veterans have revealed that they’ve beforehand been approached about the opportunity of throwing their fights.
This coincides with Ariel Helwani’s report from earlier within the day on November 3, claiming on the latest version of his present that quite a few UFC fighters have been supplied cash to throw fights.
In response to this report, Vince Morales, a UFC featherweight, confirmed on social media in a since-deleted put up that he had been beforehand approached about taking a dive in a minimum of one in all his fights.
Morales added that the provide had been $70,000 to throw the struggle.
“All this throwing the struggle stuff is loopy!” Morales had posted. “I’ve been approached about doing it and it’s not one thing I might stay with…although I ended up dropping the rattling struggle in any case.”
UFC Fighters Vince Morales, Vanessa Demopoulos Admit To Being Approached Beforehand To Throw Fights
This was adopted up by one other social media put up from a fighter — this time UFC strawweight Vanessa Demopoulos.
In an Instagram remark, Demopoulos talked about that she additionally had been approached beforehand about purposing dropping a earlier struggle.
“My integrity might by no means,” Demopoulos stated. “We’ve spent our lives studying expertise and honoring this sport. Can’t imagine individuals compromise their morels [sic] like this.”
The UFC has discovered itself within the heart of betting controversy following a suspicious struggle that happened between Isaac Dulgarian and Yadier Del Valle throughout the primary card of UFC Vegas 110 on November 1. The struggle noticed Del Valle simply take down Dulgarian and lock up a fast first-round submission victory.
Dulgarian had entered the struggle a large favourite; nevertheless, the road of the struggle shrunk dramatically within the hours main as much as the struggle. Bets on Del Valle, particularly these of the first-round end selection, led to some sportsbooks closing bets on the struggle — with some even providing refunds to bettors.
MMA journalist and New York-based promoter Harry Mac alleged that the FBI made the UFC conscious of the circumstances surrounding the struggle, with Helwani claiming Dulgarian and his crew satisfied the UFC there was nothing the matter.
Mac has additionally alleged that over 100 fights have been flagged by the FBI for suspicious line actions, and {that a} potential audit is likely to be wanted fights refereed by Jason Herzog.
Dulgarian was lower from the UFC about 24 hours following the controversial struggle. His struggle purse can be being withheld by the Nevada State Athletic Fee.
