Two UFC fighters banned amid illegal betting scandal
Former UFC fighters Jeff Molina and Darrick Minner have been banned by the Nevada Athletic Commission.Minner, 34, received a 29-month suspension for not disclosing a "serious injury" he received before a UFC fight on 5 November, 2022.Molina, 27, has been suspended for three years for placing a significant bet on Minner's bout and failing to disclose his team-mate's injury.The Nevada Athletic Commission say Molina admitted to the violation.Minner failed to reveal his knee injury on a pre-fight medical questionnaire and was quickly finished by Shayilan Nuerdanbieke in round one.The featherweight bout was flagged by US Integrity as being the subject of suspicious betting and has sparked an investigation into an illegal gambling scheme involving UFC fighters and a coach.Featherweight Molina's suspension ends on 5 November, 2025 while Minner can return to fighting on 26 March, 2025. Both Molina and Minner trained in the past with former UFC fighter turned coach James Krause.Krause is under investigation for allegedly being involved with an illegal betting scheme and the UFC has barred fighters from training at his gym and using him as a cornerman.The American has not made any public comment on the allegations and is currently suspended by the Nevada Athletic Commission.
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