Does MMA Have A Gambling Problem?

[electronicash]

Does MMA Have A Gambling Problem?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK2zv1DjkAQ

in every broadcast of the fight, MMA experts the likes of Jon Anik and DC provides analysis of what happen and who they thought won the round while odds are also flashed sponsored by sportsbookie like Draftkings.  the video take a closer look at the relationship between gambling and combat sports to see what lies ahead for mixed martial arts while MMA sports becomes popular like boxing.

a lot of things said including the histoy how boxing and MMA started. i actually learn fighters, the team and even their family members are not allowed to bet on UFC bouts, i think was part of the code of conduct. because the general public now trust the system where there are no mafia or corruptions like rigged fights. will MMA have a gambling problem?

[usekevin]

We can’t say all the fighters involved in the gambling.When some players was lagging with some financial problem,they may get into gambling for their personal benefits.Most of the boxer will play their game and try to make an new history.They mostly like to become a player with huge reputation in boxing.In recent days gambling became a cancer to the boxing and many of the sports.

Some black money was get into this gambling sites by the mafia.Some crypto project itself scamming the investors and get their money into gambling of real sports game like boxing.By this they will try to double their money.

[goldkingcoiner]

Does MMA Have A Gambling Problem?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK2zv1DjkAQ

in every broadcast of the fight, MMA experts the likes of Jon Anik and DC provides analysis of what happen and who they thought won the round while odds are also flashed sponsored by sportsbookie like Draftkings.  the video take a closer look at the relationship between gambling and combat sports to see what lies ahead for mixed martial arts while MMA sports becomes popular like boxing.

a lot of things said including the histoy how boxing and MMA started. i actually learn fighters, the team and even their family members are not allowed to bet on UFC bouts, i think was part of the code of conduct. because the general public now trust the system where there are no mafia or corruptions like rigged fights. will MMA have a gambling problem?

I see no problem with the MMA gambling connections.

I believe that the problem is not really gambling in of itself, but rather the problematic people it attracts. For example, as you have already mentioned, there is a lot of crime and corruption within gambling, and some shady casino owners do not mind capitalizing on that, as long as they can get some extra profit. Its in human nature to be greedy and everyone has their own varying degrees of greed. Shady people do not shy away from using addiction and even creating addiction in people.

But again, these are all outside problems. Anyone with a rotten mind and heart will be rotten, even if they were selling medicine or apples. It does not matter. That does not cast a bad light on the MMA in my eyes.

[livingfree]

I think that ruling is for majority of the sports. I saw an esports player posted about avoiding to bet just to avoid issues that has been made into their community before when the popular '322' thing.

It's probably part of their code of conduct for being professional athletes and maybe it's up to how many degree of their relationship to that relative that's not allowed to bet.

But, we still don't know what happens exactly if there are insiders that's part to their immediate family and spreads it over their community of bettors.

[Silberman]

Does MMA Have A Gambling Problem?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK2zv1DjkAQ

in every broadcast of the fight, MMA experts the likes of Jon Anik and DC provides analysis of what happen and who they thought won the round while odds are also flashed sponsored by sportsbookie like Draftkings.  the video take a closer look at the relationship between gambling and combat sports to see what lies ahead for mixed martial arts while MMA sports becomes popular like boxing.

a lot of things said including the histoy how boxing and MMA started. i actually learn fighters, the team and even their family members are not allowed to bet on UFC bouts, i think was part of the code of conduct. because the general public now trust the system where there are no mafia or corruptions like rigged fights. will MMA have a gambling problem?

It would not surprise me if this has happened before at MMA, as even if it is forbidden by the code of conduct it is not as if people follow the rules all the time, probably one of the biggest scandals of this type was when Pete Ross received a lifetime ban from baseball in the year of 1989 because he was betting on baseball games involving the Cincinnati Reds, the team which he was coaching, he has appealed several times but since he basically confessed this was true it is likely the ban will never be lifted.

[o48o]

Watched the video and it i really thought this would be ancient history, and it mostly is but i had trust in regulators that they could weed rigged matches out completely and it would only happen on some low level fights anymore. But who knows, maybe i was naive, because even if that gets harder and harder to cover up, we still have a doping problem that's apparently happening all the time as so many people get caught, so why would it be any different with rigged fights.

[Hydrogen]

i actually learn fighters, the team and even their family members are not allowed to bet on UFC bouts, i think was part of the code of conduct.

Holly Holm's MMA team won 6 figures when Holly Holm defeated Ronda Rousey in 2015.

Holly Holm's team won 'six figure' sum betting on their fighter

MELBOURNE, Australia — Members of Holly Holm’s support team won a "six figure" sum by betting on their fighter defeating Ronda Rousey at UFC 193.

Holm stunned Rousey with a second-round knockout in the main event at Etihad Stadium, an upset described as the greatest in UFC history.

With Las Vegas bookies offering odds of 10-1 and above for a Holm victory, several members of her camp pooled their resources together to place a wager, according to her manager Lenny Fresquez.

"I am sorry Vegas. You shouldn't have put the odds so high," Fresquez told USA TODAY Sports, while admitting that the sum exceeded six figures. "It was couple of our team members. We had a good pot together so it was nice. I wish I would have (placed) more money."

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ufc/2015/11/15/holly-holm-upsets-ronda-rousey-bet-wins-six-figure-sum/75821580/

There are also many UFC fighters on social media who post bets.

I think the catch is UFC fighters must bet on themselves winning, they can't bet on their opponents and throw fights.

There was a criminal case many years ago where korean UFC fighter Tae Hyun Bang was involved in a fight fixing case where he was supposed to throw a fight versus Leo Kuntz.

Report: Ex-UFC fighter Tae Hyun Bang gets jail time for involvement in fight-fixing scheme

Tae Hyun Bang was sentenced to 10 months by the Seoul Central District Court for taking $92,610 (100 million won in South Korea) to throw a fight against Leo Kuntz at UFC Fight Night 79 in Seoul in November 2015, according to the Korea Herald. Three people who gave the money to Bang also got jail terms.

https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/11/24/16697172/report-ex-ufc-fighter-tae-hyun-bang-gets-jail-time-for-involvement-in-fight-fixing-scheme

Bookmakers and authorities can sometimes identify fixed fights through an unusually large amount of money being bet. Which was what happened in the Tae Hyun Bang vs Leo Kuntz fight fixing case.

Pride MMA promotion in japan was known for having ties to the yakuza. They introduced non obvious methods to rig fights. Such as the champion knowing ahead of time which opponent they would fight. While the challenger did not know they would be fighting the champion, until shortly before the fight took place.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Pride MMA promotion in japan was known for having ties to the yakuza. They introduced non obvious methods to rig fights. Such as the champion knowing ahead of time which opponent they would fight. While the challenger did not know they would be fighting the champion, until shortly before the fight took place.

Wow, that's some real sh**t there, I believe they would say that's one of  the pecks or benefits of being a champion, but that's clearly a great way to rig matches, Sports is business for many, and any idea that would make them the money they want would easily get implemented, so i am absolutely not surprised.
By the way, allow me to use this medium to quickly congratulate you on making it to 5000 posts.

Watched the video and it i really thought this would be ancient history, and it mostly is but i had trust in regulators that they could weed rigged matches out completely and it would only happen on some low level fights anymore.

To be honest with you mate, I don't think we would ever around at a stage where rigged matches will be weeded out completely, like i said above, sports is business for most of this guys, and if rigging a match is how the money will be made, trust me, they will always find a way to do it no matter how regulators try to stop match rigging.
This is just my thought and opinion though.

[Fortify]

Does MMA Have A Gambling Problem?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK2zv1DjkAQ

in every broadcast of the fight, MMA experts the likes of Jon Anik and DC provides analysis of what happen and who they thought won the round while odds are also flashed sponsored by sportsbookie like Draftkings.  the video take a closer look at the relationship between gambling and combat sports to see what lies ahead for mixed martial arts while MMA sports becomes popular like boxing.

a lot of things said including the histoy how boxing and MMA started. i actually learn fighters, the team and even their family members are not allowed to bet on UFC bouts, i think was part of the code of conduct. because the general public now trust the system where there are no mafia or corruptions like rigged fights. will MMA have a gambling problem?

It seems to me that MMA is far from exclusive in promoting gambling and it has infected almost every sport by this point. We see it all around the biggest football stadiums, so it doesn't feel right to define it purely as an MMA problem and at the end of the day it is likely contributing to the wages of the fighters. At least with MMA you tend to get an older audience, over 18's perhaps instead of football idols watched from the very earliest ages. It definitely ties in more fairly with the sport, but maybe the advertising is more garish and noticeable in this environment. Either way, it is only the regulators in certain countries who will be able to stamp this sort of thing out.

[robelneo]

a lot of things said including the histoy how boxing and MMA started. i actually learn fighters, the team and even their family members are not allowed to bet on UFC bouts, i think was part of the code of conduct. because the general public now trust the system where there are no mafia or corruptions like rigged fights. will MMA have a gambling problem?

That's how sports betting should be there should be no influence of any kind for the fighters to give their best and not allowing part of the team or relatives to bet is just right, the fans want to see all-out fights and they want to see fighters fighting to keep their records and status, I don't see why MMA will have a gambling problem, they are transparent if they see some rigging they will just take any fighters in vacation because this is one big promotion where they control everything.

[o48o]

To be honest with you mate, I don't think we would ever around at a stage where rigged matches will be weeded out completely, like i said above, sports is business for most of this guys, and if rigging a match is how the money will be made, trust me, they will always find a way to do it no matter how regulators try to stop match rigging.
This is just my thought and opinion though.

Well as long as it's possible to get easy money out of it, people will do it. Ethics doesn't really matter to criminal underworld. However as they said in films, regulations have gone tighter and it's harder, while there are easier ways to make money for mobster wannabes then rigging matches, so i see this as a good path, because MOST people are against it, it's pretty easy to pass tougher regulations. Usually people complain about new rules. But then again those rules are protecting the gamblers and dignity of the whole sport.

If people want to see acting they will go to see well scripted professional wrestling.

[bittraffic]

To be honest with you mate, I don't think we would ever around at a stage where rigged matches will be weeded out completely, like i said above, sports is business for most of this guys, and if rigging a match is how the money will be made, trust me, they will always find a way to do it no matter how regulators try to stop match rigging.
This is just my thought and opinion though.

Well as long as it's possible to get easy money out of it, people will do it. Ethics doesn't really matter to criminal underworld. However as they said in films, regulations have gone tighter and it's harder, while there are easier ways to make money for mobster wannabes then rigging matches, so i see this as a good path, because MOST people are against it, it's pretty easy to pass tougher regulations. Usually people complain about new rules. But then again those rules are protecting the gamblers and dignity of the whole sport.

If people want to see acting they will go to see well scripted professional wrestling.

There were some fights that raises eyebrows in the past where you will really think it's fixed or the referee handled it like he'd put a bet on the fight.
One that I particularly think was Omalley vs Yan. And the fact that Dana holds the contract of these athletes makes him a mob king.

Regardless though, we bet because it's exciting to watch MMA fights.

[btc_angela]

Does MMA Have A Gambling Problem?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK2zv1DjkAQ

in every broadcast of the fight, MMA experts the likes of Jon Anik and DC provides analysis of what happen and who they thought won the round while odds are also flashed sponsored by sportsbookie like Draftkings.  the video take a closer look at the relationship between gambling and combat sports to see what lies ahead for mixed martial arts while MMA sports becomes popular like boxing.

a lot of things said including the histoy how boxing and MMA started. i actually learn fighters, the team and even their family members are not allowed to bet on UFC bouts, i think was part of the code of conduct. because the general public now trust the system where there are no mafia or corruptions like rigged fights. will MMA have a gambling problem?

I don't think that there is a perfect system in gambling, maybe there could be few fights that have been rigged but it is not being caught. And so I wouldn't completely say that MMA or UFC fights as 100% not part of the mafia. Perhaps the influence throughout the years are going down, nevertheless, who knows there could be fighters that can go and be influence and it's hard to judge or caught them base on the performance unless they admit it themselves. I guess the closest that we can get in fighters using performance enhancing drugs to have advantage to their opponents.

[Darker45]

I don't think they will have serious problems. There will be problems but probably not that serious that bettors would no longer consider risking their money on the sport. And if there are, they won't probably be about the sport itself. It could either be the organization or the fighter and his/her team themselves. If they want to bet on the opponent and intentionally give the fight, it would be their problem more than the sport's. The same goes if an MMA organization is fixing matches for the sake of bets. It would do them more harm.

[QueenVera]

Does MMA Have A Gambling Problem?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK2zv1DjkAQ

in every broadcast of the fight, MMA experts the likes of Jon Anik and DC provides analysis of what happen and who they thought won the round while odds are also flashed sponsored by sportsbookie like Draftkings.  the video take a closer look at the relationship between gambling and combat sports to see what lies ahead for mixed martial arts while MMA sports becomes popular like boxing.

a lot of things said including the histoy how boxing and MMA started. i actually learn fighters, the team and even their family members are not allowed to bet on UFC bouts, i think was part of the code of conduct. because the general public now trust the system where there are no mafia or corruptions like rigged fights. will MMA have a gambling problem?

Even without this topic, I've known that there are always bad eggs in the system and people will always get a way to make extra profit regardless of the rules and most times, it is the lawmakers who are actually the lawbreakers.
Restricting players, team and even their families from gambling isn't enough for me because players who still want to gamble can still possibly do so through the back door, back door here I mean through their friends or even a total stranger, bet in their matches heavily and fight the match to their favour.

I'm not surprised because we've had similar cases of people manipulating the gambling sector even some casinos so same

[bittraffic]

Does MMA Have A Gambling Problem?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK2zv1DjkAQ

in every broadcast of the fight, MMA experts the likes of Jon Anik and DC provides analysis of what happen and who they thought won the round while odds are also flashed sponsored by sportsbookie like Draftkings.  the video take a closer look at the relationship between gambling and combat sports to see what lies ahead for mixed martial arts while MMA sports becomes popular like boxing.

a lot of things said including the histoy how boxing and MMA started. i actually learn fighters, the team and even their family members are not allowed to bet on UFC bouts, i think was part of the code of conduct. because the general public now trust the system where there are no mafia or corruptions like rigged fights. will MMA have a gambling problem?

It seems to me that MMA is far from exclusive in promoting gambling and it has infected almost every sport by this point. We see it all around the biggest football stadiums, so it doesn't feel right to define it purely as an MMA problem and at the end of the day it is likely contributing to the wages of the fighters. At least with MMA you tend to get an older audience, over 18's perhaps instead of football idols watched from the very earliest ages. It definitely ties in more fairly with the sport, but maybe the advertising is more garish and noticeable in this environment. Either way, it is only the regulators in certain countries who will be able to stamp this sort of thing out.

The fight night broadcast is always loaded with ads from bookies and the commentators mentioning the betting odds is very luring to the audience and might just be enticing when nongamblers start asking what the odds mean. You could be contributing to thier interest if you explain the line movements and prop ads to them.

Somehow though I'm okay with Stake or Bitcoin sportsbetting platform flashing on UFC.

[Fundamentals Of]

Fighters, teams, and their families are not allowed to bet on UFC bouts. But how would the UFC know? What if I'm the father of a UFC fighter and want to bet against my son because I know he will lose, so I made a crypto sports betting account and actually bet on his opponent. Will Dana White know about it? I don't think so. So this is probably just an agreement, but not something they can really implement. And I think this is just a condition in the UFC. Is this also implemented in M-1 or MFC?

[electronicash]

Fighters, teams, and their families are not allowed to bet on UFC bouts. But how would the UFC know? What if I'm the father of a UFC fighter and want to bet against my son because I know he will lose, so I made a crypto sports betting account and actually bet on his opponent. Will Dana White know about it? I don't think so. So this is probably just an agreement, but not something they can really implement. And I think this is just a condition in the UFC. Is this also implemented in M-1 or MFC?

this code of conduct is just on papers. the above example by @Hydrogen about Holm's family winning 6 figures was on the news. Dana wouldn't know and even the bookies.

its why i do think there are rigged fights. Dana favors some rising stars he plans to develop. there are few examples matches in the video and indeed its suspicious when a huge amount is bet on 1st RD KO.

[Baofeng]

Fighters, teams, and their families are not allowed to bet on UFC bouts. But how would the UFC know? What if I'm the father of a UFC fighter and want to bet against my son because I know he will lose, so I made a crypto sports betting account and actually bet on his opponent. Will Dana White know about it? I don't think so. So this is probably just an agreement, but not something they can really implement. And I think this is just a condition in the UFC. Is this also implemented in M-1 or MFC?

this code of conduct is just on papers. the above example by @Hydrogen about Holm's family winning 6 figures was on the news. Dana wouldn't know and even the bookies.

its why i do think there are rigged fights. Dana favors some rising stars he plans to develop. there are few examples matches in the video and indeed its suspicious when a huge amount is bet on 1st RD KO.

Of course, when just one entity is in control of a sports, most likely there will be favoritism and perhaps rigged when families betting on their fighter and win big. But we wouldn't know it unless someone spill the beans.

And as you have said, Dana favors some fighters over other and that's why we have seen fighters moving out and then Dana accepting some and then giving them a chance to fight for the belt. Perhaps he think that it will be good for his business in the long run that's why favoritism in UFC is predominant under Dana's leadership.

[danherbias07]

This is not easy to stop. MMA may put players under contract to not bet on any sports bookie but they could just ask someone else to bet for them on the losing side, all the player has to do is act like he will lose the fight.
Let's face it, this happened in boxing a long time ago, with the exception of the Mafia, even fighters do it. Either they are bought to lose the game and make more money or they put a big bet for their opponent winning.
But there's a risk factor here. In MMA, they could get hurt pretty badly or worse, die.