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A lightweight matchup scheduled for UFC 324 in Las Vegas never made it to the cage this Saturday after the promotion intervened over irregular betting activity. The fight between Alexander Hernandez and Michael Johnson was removed from the card after betting monitors alerted the organization to unusual wagering tied to the bout.
UFC 324 Gaethje vs Pimblett went forward with one fewer fight after the late decision. UFC chief executive officer Dana White confirmed the bout was pulled after U.S. Integrity, the firm responsible for monitoring betting activity connected to the promotion, contacted the organization ahead of the event.
He said:
“We got called from the gaming integrity service and I said, ‘I’m not doing this s**t again,’ so we pulled the fight.”
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Concerns surfaced publicly earlier in the day when the brand manager of an offshore sportsbook posted on X that his platform detected irregular betting patterns tied to the fight. According to the post, the sportsbook responded by lowering market limits and declining to offer prop bets on the matchup.
The Hernandez Johnson fight had been part of the undercard for UFC first-ever event to air on Paramount+. Shortly after sportsbooks adjusted their offerings, Sportsnet MMA reporter Aaron Bronsteter reported that the bout had been canceled.
Additional context followed soon after. MMA reporter Rueben Carter shared a screenshot from an Instagram post that appeared to reference inside information. In the post, the user wrote: “rumours A Hernandez is compromised” while picking Johnson to win by knockout. The screenshot also showed the knockout selection included in two parlays.
The cancellation landed slightly more than two and a half months after another betting-related controversy involving the promotion. In that earlier case, featherweight favorite Isaac Dulgarian faced accusations tied to suspicious betting activity surrounding his loss to Yadier del Valle.