Controversy! UFC 328 Star Fighter Gets Angry After Fight-Fixing Accusation; Dana White Downplays Odds Change

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Brady focused before fighting in the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/X/UFC

Sean brady turned things around in UFC 328, but, hours before stepping into the octagon, he experienced a delicate and uncertain moment. At the event held last Saturday (9), in New Jersey (USA), the athlete saw his name linked to a possible match-fixing scheme, due to an abrupt change in the odds of his fight against Joaquin buckleyDespite the controversy, the duel took place and the athlete punished his opponent, winning by unanimous decision.

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Before the event, Brady was the favorite to win the fight, but surprisingly, he became the underdog, leading many bettors to question the odds' movement. This led to speculation that a member of the American's team might have leaked confidential information, such as a possible injury.

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Therefore, as could be expected, the sixth-ranked welterweight (up to 77,1 kg) openly expressed his irritation after having his work ethic and honor questioned and being the target of suspicions of match-fixing. The curious thing is that the episode served to give Brady extra motivation, because in the octagon he beat his opponent so badly that he won the fight with scores of 30-25, 30-25, 30-27.

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“Someone from the UFC contacted me a few hours before my fight to make sure I was okay. I was sitting there, working with my coach, and I thought, ‘I’m completely fine. There’s nothing wrong with me.’ Everyone knew this, but they didn’t tell me because they didn’t want anything to get into my head,” the fighter said at the post-fight press conference.UFC 328.

“But as soon as they called me, I said I was fine. It went in one ear and out the other. It didn’t faze me. I didn’t know if I was the favorite or the underdog. I wouldn’t have known, because I didn’t look. So, I was completely fine and someone lost a lot of money. There was nothing on this planet, no betting, no betting, nothing, nothing was going to deter me from doing what I had to do with Buckley,” he concluded.

Dana downplays controversy.

For his part, Dana White did not seem concerned about the incident, which has become increasingly frequent in the organization. UFC Perth, the same thing happened with Steve Erceg in the duel against Tim Elliott And in the end, the first one prevailed by unanimous decision. The most serious case occurred in 2025.

Isaac Dulgarian was the clear favorite to win Yadier Del Valle Since the announcement of the fight, it ended in a 'strange' way in the first round via rear-naked choke, confirming the change in odds, including the moment the fight would end, a fact that caught the attention of fans and MMA professionals. As a consequence, the FBI began investigating the case and the defeated athlete ended up being fired.

“Are you kidding? Yes, of course I knew. I've been hearing about it all afternoon. This card was generating a lot of hype and had a huge audience at Paramount. So, it's no surprise that such a good card and a fight like this would cause the odds to shift so much,” said the UFC president at the post-show press conference.