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UFC Athletes No Longer Allowed to Bet on Fights Within Promotion

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship has updated its code of conduct to prohibit its athletes from betting on fights within the promotion.

UFC chief business officer Hunter Campbell wrote in a memo initially obtained by Yahoo Sports that fighters, members of their teams and “certain others” are no longer allowed to wager on Octagon bouts.

“In light of clear direction that we have received from regulators responsible for the regulated sports betting industry in the United States, we are compelled at this time to recognize in the UFC Athlete Conduct Policy certain restrictions relating to wagering by our athletes, members of their teams and certain others,” Campbell wrote.