On Thursday, the UFC announced the addition of stricter language about wagering in its fighter code of conduct as well as the hiring of sports wagering monitoring firm U.S. Integrity.
The two changes come as multiple governmental bodies are investigating a UFC fight between Darrick Minner and Shayilan Nuerdanbieke on Nov. 5 that attracted suspicious betting patterns. Multiple sources have told ESPN that the FBI has been collecting information and interviewing people about the fight.
UFC chief business officer Hunter Campbell wrote to fighters and teams in a memo Thursday that the promotion “expressly prohibits” UFC fighters from betting on UFC fights themselves or through a proxy. “UFC Insiders,” a designation that includes an athlete’s coaches, managers, handlers, athletic trainers and “other individuals affiliated with the athletes or the UFC,” are also prohibited from wagering on UFC fights.
