James
Krause and
Darrick
Minner had temporary extensions extended by the Nevada State
Athletic Commission during a Wednesday meeting.
A full disciplinary hearing will take place at a later date.
Currently, Krause, the head trainer at Glory MMA & Fitness, and
Minner, a former UFC featherweight, are suspended for failing to
disclose an injury to the fighter in relation to his first-round
technical loss to
Nuerdanbieke
Shayilan at UFC Fight Night 214 on Nov. 5.
Those are potentially the least serious sanctions facing both
Krause and Minner. The bout is currently
prohibiting fighters wo train at Krause’s Glory MMA & Fitness from
competing at UFC events until the investigation is resolved.
The implications for Krause extend beyond his role cornering
Minner, as he has been a prominent figure in the MMA gambling world
with a wagering podcast and a Discord channel on which he offers
betting advice.
Meanwhile, the New Jersey Division of Gambling Enforcement
instructed the state’s sports books not to offer betting involving
Krause in any capacity, while the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of
Ontario took it one step further by
updated its code of conduct to prohibit fighters from betting
on matches within the Las Vegas-based promotion.
“As you may already be aware, most states in which regulated sports
betting is conducted prohibit athletes from wagering on promotions
or events with which they are affiliated,” wrote UFC chief business
officer
Hunter
Campbell in a memo. “Many states also extend this prohibition
to the athletes' training teams, family members and others that
have access to "inside information" relating to the athletes and
their events. In some instances, violations of these prohibitions
could result in criminal charges.
“The UFC's contracted athletes are not exempt from these
prohibitions, which state legislators and regulators have
implemented for the purpose of maintaining the integrity of our
sport. In order to assist our athletes in understanding their
obligations under the laws of the majority of states in which
sports betting is permitted, and in further support of these
integrity measures, UFC has incorporated a wagering prohibition
into the UFC Athlete Conduct Policy expressly prohibiting athletes
from wagering on any UFC match.”