Darrick Minner is suspected of losing on purpose in the UFC.
The UFC found itself in the middle of an uproar. PDO
The UFC promotion of the free fight is buzzing with a betting scandal related to the UFC Fight Night event that took place in Las Vegas last Sunday, ESPN news.
US competitor by Darrick Minner suspected to have lost to the Chinese on purpose To Shaylan Nuerdanbieke.
The 32-year-old featherweight Minner suffered a technical knockout after only one minute and seven seconds of the fight. He appeared to have suffered a knee injury in a seemingly harmless situation while kicking his opponent. Nuerdanbieke then easily softened him up on the mat with elbow strikes.
Similar knee injuries happen in a freestyle match from time to time, but the situation was made especially suspicious by the way the bettors had bet on the match.
Bettors put money on Nuerdanbieke’s victory with extraordinary aggressiveness. The odds really clearly shifted in his favor as the match drew closer.
In addition, many believed that the Chinese would win immediately in the first two rounds, and on top of that, by knockout – as it happened.
Eventually, the betting behavior began to look so suspicious that the site in question was shut down completely.
After the match, it has also been speculated that Minner would not have lost the fight on purpose, but would have just arrived in the ring with a knee injury. It is possible that the information about the knee injury would have spread among the bettors and affected their bets.
The authorities are currently investigating the incident.