{"id":261512,"date":"2025-11-04T07:54:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T07:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/261512\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T07:54:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T07:54:14","slug":"ariel-helwani-fighters-approached-to-throw-ufc-bouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/261512\/","title":{"rendered":"Ariel Helwani: Fighters approached to throw UFC bouts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Now, things have taken an even darker turn. Today (Mon., Nov. 3, 2025), Ariel Helwani <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/B-hAw5m5bYA?si=WR3u7oukPLUyoGLP\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">revealed on his show<\/a> that multiple fighters have told him they were approached about throwing fights for money.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cI have talked to multiple people who have either experienced, or know of others who have experienced, situations where they have been approached about their willingness to do something like this,\u201d Helwani said on his show. \u201cSo, I have talked to multiple people who have been asked, \u2018Are you interested in this? Are you interested in throwing a fight for an X amount of dollars?\u2019 All signs right now are leading to this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Helwani went on to call it a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-news\/400572\/ufc-defends-integrity-promises-thorough-review-of-the-facts-following-isaac-dulgarian-betting-scandal-ufc-vegas-110-fight-fixing-allegations\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">massive issue<\/a>\u201d for the UFC, pointing to the rise in questionable refereeing decisions and unusual in-cage outcomes in recent months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cYou can\u2019t help but let your mind go there as well,\u201d he added. \u201cThere is no other possible explanation for some of the wacky stuff we\u2019ve seen lately. And it\u2019s very easy to do \u2014 we\u2019ve now seen it in broad daylight, multiple times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">According to Helwani, he believes these alleged fix attempts are primarily targeting lower-level UFC fighters \u2014 those on entry contracts earning relatively small paydays compared to their peers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">He also reported that the FBI is aware of the situation and will be looking into it, though it remains unclear how deep the investigation will go.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">As the controversy unfolds, one thing is certain: the integrity of the sport is under serious scrutiny.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Now, things have taken an even darker turn. 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