A UFC featherweight fight between Isaac Dulgarian and Yadier del Valle ultimately made headlines for all the wrong reasons at UFC Vegas 110.
Shortly after Del Valle submitted Dulgarian in the first round, suspicious gambling activity was reported to UFC officials by IC360, the promotion’s betting integrity partner. According to IC360, a slew of last-minute bets were placed for Del Valle to defeat Dulgarian in the first round, despite Dulgarian entering the UFC Vegas 110 fight week as a modest favorite.
At the time of writing, neither Dulgarian nor his representation has made any public statements since UFC Vegas 110. Dulgarian was cut from the UFC roster on Monday following his loss and the allegations related to his performance.
Hours after UFC Vegas 110, a second UFC fighter may be in trouble after publicly claiming he was approached to fix the result of one of his previous fights.
Vince Morales: I was offered $70,000 to host one of my UFC fights
In a now deleted message X11-fight vet Vince Morales weighed in on the Dulgarian controversy and made a stunning revelation.
“All this fighting stuff is crazy! I was approached to do it and it’s not something I could live with. Even though I still lost the fight,” Morales said. (h/t MMA junkie)
Morales was then pressured to reveal how much he was offered to fix one of his UFC fights.
“Pennies when you think about how big the deal is. 70,000,” Morales said.
Morales deleted the two tweets just minutes after they were posted.
Morales has not competed since the loss to Raul Rosas Jr. in March by unanimous decision at UFC Mexico. He has lost three fights in a row following a five-fight winning streak, which caught the attention of UFC matchmakers and ultimately resulted in his reunion with the promotion.
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