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Factory X, officially Factory X Muay Thai/MMA/BJJ, may be the latest target for an investigation into fixing fights. At UFC Fight Night 263, also known as UFC Vegas 110, the betting line for featherweight Isaac Dulgarian drastically shifted from a heavy favorite to nearly even money on fight day. This change happened within hours of his match on Saturday, prompting flags from the UFC’s betting integrity partner of IC360—formerly known as U.S. Integrity.
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The betting firm contacted the promotion about this unusual discrepancy of odds, namely that a large amount of money came in late on Yadier Del Valle to win by in the first round. This narrow prop bet that drilled down to take the Cuban from around +125 to prevail outright all the way to anywhere from +550 to +850 depending on the book. Unconfirmed reports have suggested many things regarding this investigation, ranging from unsubstantiated claims that there were dozens or even hundreds of matches under review to that specific gyms are being targeted by the FBI.
We Have Absolutely Nothing to Hide
When speaking on the “Jim Rome Show” on Wednesday, UFC chief Dana White walked the host through the situation. He remarked that they were indeed notified by IC360, and he and other UFC officials questioned Dulgarian and his attorney about the matter. Satisfied what Dulgarian had to say, the promotion elected to allow the fight to continue, only for Dulgarian to lose by first-round stoppage and prompt White to call in the feds.
Per head coach Marc Montoya, Dulgarian has already been asked to leave the gym. The extent of the investigation is not clear, although White noted that the 2022 betting case involving James Krause and Darrick Minner is still active and will be merged with this one. According to White, this will be a more comprehensive review than just going over a flagged match or two. Reports then indicated that the FBI was looking into Dulgarian’s team, with social media user Harry Mac stating there was a raid at the Factory X facility in Englewood, Colorado.
“Breaking update: the FBI has raided Factory X. No arrests at this time but they’ve confiscated phones and conducted interviews,” Mac wrote.
According to the gym in question, this rumor could not be farther from the truth. Multiple times in responses to posts on social media, the official account for Factory X replied by saying this story was false. The poster even corrected AI model Grok, which falsely claimed that Brandon Royval was still a member of that team and received pushback for repeating that the gym was indeed flooded with FBI agents on Thursday.
In its official statement, Factory X wrote, “There is a false report circulating that Factory X has been raided by the FBI following the events of last weekend’s UFC event. This is not true. The allegation that our gym had or has any sort of involvement in fight-fixing last weekend—or ever—is both devastating and heartbreaking.
“This is a family-owned gym that has been in good standing in our community for over 15 years,” the statement continued. “We unequivocally stand by our innocence and at this point would welcome a visit from the FBI as we have absolutely nothing to hide. We understand and accept it is human nature to form opinions from the outside looking in given the available information. We have no doubt the truth will prevail, justice will be served and our good name will be restored. Until then, we welcome your prayers for our strength and peace.”
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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