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The UFC has been very clear with their stance on not tolerating suspicious betting activities. The company didn't let the strange activity that took place on the Shayilan Nuerdanbieke vs. Darrick Minner fight slide and now, another alarming activity had just happened on the betting lines for the Jimmy Flick vs. Charles Johnson fight at UFC Vegas…

Cory Sandhagen is rooting for Alex Volkanovski to beat Islam Makhachev but doubts if it would happen. Reigning featherweight champion Volkanovski has been targeting entry into the ultra-exclusive double-champ club inaugurated by former two-division champion Conor McGregor. He was the backup for the last lightweight title fight and will finally get…

The streaking Green Bay Packers will try to keep their playoff hopes alive when they host the Minnesota Vikings at 4:25 p.m. ET Sunday in a New Year's Day game at Lambeau Field. The Packers (7-8, 4-3 home) won their third game in a row on Christmas Day when they beat the Dolphins 26-20 in Miami. The Packers can reach the playoffs if they win their…

Veteran UFC welterweight Neil Magny is predicting that he scores a knockout win over Gilbert Burns at UFC 283. Magny will travel to Rio de Janeiro and take on Burns in enemy territory. For Magny, this is a massive opportunity for him to jump into the top five of the UFC welterweight division by beating an absolute stud in Burns. On paper, Burns…

Geoff Neal (15-4) returns to action for the UFC's first event of 2023 when he will take on undefeated phenom, Shavkat Rakhmonov (16-0). This welterweight Co-Main event will be Neal's first bout since shocking Vicente Luque with a Round 3 TKO in August at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill. For that fight, Neal entered as the underdog, and once again…

Saidyokub Kakhramonov will return to the octagon to face surging contender Said Nurmagomedov this weekend at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland. Kakhramonov recently hit out at his former management for monopolizing UFC opportunities. Speaking in an exclusive interview with James Lynch of Sportskeeda MMA, Saidyokub Kakhramonov opened up…

James Krause is set to find himself in a world of trouble, according to UFC President Dana White. The UFC frontman recently shared his thoughts on the betting scandal involving the disgraced coach who has had his license suspended. Speaking to the media following UFC 282, White was asked how he believes Krause's scandal affects the integrity of the…

While the betting scandal currently swirling around the UFC has dominated MMA headlines this week, there have been a lot of other stories definitely worth a second look. From Maycee Barber's scary revelation that she had a stalker dogging her for several years, to Conor McGregor settling a lawsuit just says after another one was launched, here's a…

No.3-ranked UFC light heavyweight contender Magomed Ankalaev is scheduled to face former champion Jan Blachowicz in his next fight at UFC 282, set for December 10 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Based on live odds on DraftKings Sportsbook, Ankalaev is the -225 favorite over the+190 underdog Blachowicz. Going by the current odds, a $1000 bet on…

The UFC heavyweight division is one of the most interesting at the moment, not because of the title matches but because of everything else. The reigning champ, Francis Ngannou, is injured, and we now have to see other bouts while Predator recovers. One of the potential clashes is between Jon Jones and Curtis Blaydes. Bones was supposed to fight…

Cage Warriors 143 takes place on Friday, September 23 at Humphrey's By The Bay in San Diego, California. The offshore sportsbooks recently opened up the betting odds for the event, and MMAOB staff writer Adam Martin takes a look at the opening odds below. Cage Warriors 143 Odds Elijah Harris -300 Trey Williams+240 Jamey Lynch -170 Erick…