Jeff Molina believes justice has been served so far as he’s involved.
On Tuesday, the Nevada Athletic Fee handed Molina a three-year suspension from competition for his involvement in a 2022 betting scandal wherein he wagered on a bout involving teammate Darrick Minner at UFC Vegas 64. It was later found Minner was coping with an harm that dramatically shifted betting traces in opponent Shayilan Nuerdanbieke’s favor. Nuerdanbieke shortly defeated Minner by way of first-round TKO.
The fee dominated that Molina was conscious of the harm, didn’t disclose it, and nonetheless positioned a wager on the Minner-Nuerdanbieke contest. Molina’s suspension is retroactive to UFC Vegas 64, which happened in November 2022. He’s eligible to compete once more on Nov. 5, 2025.
Following the information, Molina responded to criticism that his suspension ought to have been a lifetime ban as an alternative.
My phrases have been twisted right here. I wagered on all the card. It’s how I made more money on the aspect once I wasn’t combating and all I do is watch fights. I had wagers on each side of the struggle and my “vital” guess was lower than $500. The one factor I’m responsible of was persevering with
— Jeff Molina (@jmolina_125) March 25, 2025
to wager on fights after the UFC emailed us telling us to cease. Getting a 3 yr suspension for persevering with to guess two weeks after getting an e-mail that stated to cease is insane. McGregor can publish his million greenback guess slip each month on a major occasion as a fighter on the roster
— Jeff Molina (@jmolina_125) March 25, 2025
and nobody blinks an eye fixed. Def a double commonplace there
— Jeff Molina (@jmolina_125) March 25, 2025
“My phrases have been twisted right here,” Molina wrote on Twitter. “I wagered on all the card. It’s how I made more money on the aspect once I wasn’t combating and all I do is watch fights. I had wagers on each side of the struggle and my ‘vital’ guess was lower than $500. The one factor I’m responsible of was persevering with to wager on fights after the UFC emailed us telling us to cease.
“Getting a three-year suspension for persevering with to guess two weeks after getting an e-mail that stated to cease is insane. [Conor] McGregor can publish his million-dollar guess slip each month on a major occasion as a fighter on the roster and nobody blinks an eye fixed. Positively a double commonplace there.”
Molina went on to write down his complete quantity of wagers was solely $350 for all the occasion and admitted it was a mistake to guess with information of Minner’s harm.
It’s not about making it look higher Jason. I’m saying what I did. What I fully disagree with is saying I deserve a “lifetime ban” for my $350 wagers I had on all the card. I made a mistake by persevering with to wager little question and a 3 yr suspension is past suffice however
— Jeff Molina (@jmolina_125) March 25, 2025
appearing like 23 yr outdated me was this struggle fixing mastermind making tens of millions of {dollars} is comical. The actual fact is a fighter fought injured which occurs actually on a regular basis and clearly phrase bought out
— Jeff Molina (@jmolina_125) March 25, 2025
“It’s not about making it look higher,” Molina wrote. “I’m saying what I did. What I fully disagree with is saying I deserve a ‘lifetime ban’ for my $350 wagers I had on all the card. I made a mistake by persevering with to wager little question and a three-year suspension is past [sufficient] however appearing like 23-year-old me was this fight-fixing mastermind making tens of millions of {dollars} is comical. The actual fact is a fighter fought injured which occurs actually on a regular basis and clearly phrase bought out.”
Previous to his involvement within the betting scandal, Molina had carved out a distinct segment for himself within the UFC’s flyweight division. He’s 3-0 within the promotion, most just lately defeating Zhalgas Zhumagulov by way of cut up choice in June 2022.
Minner obtained a 29-month suspension and is already eligible to compete as of this date. He and Molina have been faraway from the UFC roster within the wake of the scandal.
As for his or her head coach James Krause, the investigation into his involvement within the scandal is ongoing.
