UFC Betting Scandal: The REAL Issue No One Is Talking About

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In this video I break down why the Isaac Dulgarian betting controversy isn’t really a scandal, it’s an economic inevitability. This isn’t about corruption or a few bad actors. It’s about underpaid fighters, a $150B betting market, and incentives that make bad outcomes predictable.

I compare the UFC to the NBA, NFL, and MLB, explain why the Apex is the perfect environment for this, and show why cutting fighters or calling the FBI doesn’t fix the real problem. Until the pay structure changes, this keeps happening.

00:00 – FBI warning before the fight
00:23 – Why this isn’t a corruption scandal
01:33 – Unusual betting on a nobody prelim
02:51 – $16M bet on an Apex undercard fight
03:13 – The suspicious finish everyone noticed
03:35 – Fallout: refunds, cuts, FBI involved
04:03 – The 2022 case that looks identical
05:42 – Betting scandals exploding across sports
06:32 – UFC fighter pay vs other leagues
07:31 – When losing pays more than winning
08:19 – Why the Apex is the perfect setup
09:48 – How the new media deal makes it worse
10:35 – This has already happened multiple times
11:52 – The real takeaway everyone ignores
12:39 – This isn’t corruption. It’s incentives