UFC playing probe: Jeff Molina, Darrick Minner set for Nevada disciplinary hearings

Two fighters embroiled by the investigations into potential illegal wagering on UFC fights will go earlier than the Nevada Athletic Fee after greater than two years on short-term suspension.

UFC flyweight Jeff Molina and former UFC featherweight Darrick Minner are set for disciplinary hearings subsequent Tuesday in Las Vegas, in keeping with the NAC.

No additional particulars had been revealed, however usually hearings of this nature end result within the announcement of sanctions, together with suspensions or fines.

Molina has been suspended since January 2023 for what the fee deemed “substantial” involvement within the “gaming scheme” involving coach James Krause. Minner, who was one-half of the bout that sparked investigations because of uncommon betting line actions, was suspended in December 2022 for what the fee stated was failure to reveal an harm.

Neither fighter has competed since Minner’s fast November 2022 loss to Shayilan Nuerdanbieke was flagged because of suspicious betting line motion. Minner appeared to rapidly be hindered by a leg harm earlier than he was completed by Nuerdanbieke strikes.

Shortly after the bout, U.S. Integrity launched an investigation and a number of other gaming commissions disallowed UFC fights from being guess on. Weeks after the bout, Krause was pulled from cornering one other one in all his fighters, Miles Johns, within the UFC.

Days later, the UFC introduced it was barring its athletes from coaching with Krause or at his fitness center. Krause was then suspended by the NAC.

UFC CEO Dana White, who had initially dismissed the difficulty, revealed issues had been extra severe than he initially believed and added the FBI was concerned within the investigation.

“Have you learnt what the result of that is? Like, if I penalize them, you get lower,” White stated on the time. “They’re gonna go to f*cking federal jail. Federal. F*cking. Jail. In the event you’re that f*cking silly and any individual else needs to do it, knock your self out. There’s not sufficient cash in it to smash your life and, not go to jail, go to federal jail.”

In line with a prolonged report by ESPN, Krause labored as an agent for offline sportsbook ABCBetting.ag the place people might place bets by means of him. Krause provided a line of credit score and referral kickbacks.

Minner was launched by the UFC in December 2022. In a June 2024 interview with MMA History Podcast, Minner claimed he had not been contacted by any investigative physique besides the NAC.

Krause largely remained out of the general public eye because the investigation launched, although lately started posting actual property recommendation on his Facebook page. He stays suspended by the NAC.