The gambling controversy surrounding respected MMA trainer James Krause, a former UFC fighter, reached another level on Thursday when… ESPN reported that Krause acted as an agent Online sports book. Krause was suspended by the Nevada Athletic Commission and the UFC banned fighters from training at his gym, Glory MMA & Fitness in Lee’s Summit, Missouri.
Interim flyweight champion Brandon Moreno was trained by Krause to fight Kai Kara-France on July 30 in the co-main event of UFC 277 at American Airlines Center in Dallas. Moreno is scheduled to fight Deiveson Figueiredo for the flyweight championship on January 21 at UFC 283 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but Krause is gone and is managed by Fortis MMA’s Saif Saud for the bout.
ESPN reported speaking to several people who said they placed bets with Krause. ESPN described the job Krause took on for ABCBetting.ag as “a middleman between outside sportsbooks and bookmakers.” ESPN reported that bettors told him that Krause provided them with a line of credit and login information.
Krause IThe questions were made public after the fight on November 5 At Apex in Las Vegas between Krause trainer Darek Miner and Shaylan Nordanbeke on the main card of UFC Vegas 64. Miner kicked Nuerdanbieke early in the fight and collapsed in pain. Nordanbeke finished fast and won by first-round knockout just 67 seconds into the fight.
Many online sportsbooks, as well as books in New York and New Jersey, are returning an unusual number of bets for Nordanbeck to win the first round and the fight to be over in less than 2.5 rounds. The UFC announced in a statement Nov. 6 that it had hired Las Vegas-based Don Best Sports to conduct an investigation.
The UFC then released Minner. Nevada Athletic Commission suspended Miner and Cross For failing to disclose his injury on a form that fighters are required to fill out before competitions.
ESPN reported that he spoke to Miner and denied anything untoward happened, saying, “Absolutely not. Nothing special. »
Krause has not publicly commented or tweeted since October 28.
