15 days ago
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The province of Alberta overturned its UFC betting ban a month ago. The changes include an amendment to UFC’s athlete conduct policy to prohibit insiders from placing any wagers on any match. -Engaged in a betting integrity monitoring relationship with US Integrity, an independent sports integrity monitor registered with the AGCO, to identify and analyze unusual wagering activity as indicative of possible integrity concerns. Betting on UFC fights was halted in Ontario and Alberta since Dec. 1 after multiple governmental bodies began investigating a UFC fight between Darrick Minner and Shayilan Nuerdanbieke on Nov. 5 that attracted suspicious betting patterns. According to reports, UFC Chief Business Officer Hunter Campbell sent fighters and teams a memo Thursday underscoring that the promotion “expressly prohibits” UFC fighters from betting on UFC fights themselves or through a proxy.
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