As some leagues continue to warm up to legal sports betting, UFC is tightening down a bit.
The UFC sent a memo to its fighters Monday highlighting a change in its conduct policy that prohibits athletes, their families, coaches and team members from taking part in sports betting on UFC fights. first reported the news.
UFC Chief Business Officer Hunter Campbell wrote in the memo the organization received guidance from regulators it should prohibit its athletes from betting on fights. The new code is directly beneath the prohibition on fixing matches.
“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,” Campbell wrote, per .