The consequences of the 2022 UFC betting scandal continue to ripple throughout the combat sports world.

Jeff Molina and Darrick Minner are the two UFC fighters most linked to allegations against James Krause about irregular betting activities - training Molina and Minner under Krause's glorious kickboxing and fitness banner and hiring Krause as head coach. When the Gambling Line fought against Shayilan Nuerdanbieke in 2022, Minner became the target of controversy. Minner lost in 67 seconds and was paused after failing to disclose the ACL tear.

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Molina, 27, spoke on Tuesday’s Ariel Helwani Show for more than a year, whose silence to the legend broke his silence against the former UFC pilot contender, resulting in a three-year suspension of the Nevada Athletic Commission as he placed a bet on Minner Fight.

Molina recalled his work at T-Mobile after her successful UFC debut in 2021, which made him bet on MMA for the first time. It started with joining a WhatsApp group chat with four to five people led by Krause and eventually grew into a popular Discord server, he said. Molina insists that he never bet on his own battle, but instead considers this for his sophomore UFC outing. However, he did bet on teammates’ battles, even like he did with Minner in the end.

"You're only paid when fighting, right?" Molina said. "And a lot of fighters do that, but the UFC - obviously, we don't have insurance - will cover anything that fights after (fighter injured). So many fighters get hurt because of it. I never fought healthily. That's a joke, it's a joke, and fighters ask you after the fight, what did they ask? You said, "Head, knee and toe are injured." "Even (Jeffrey) Dr. Davidson on UFC, he would joke, like, "Oh yeah, that hurts?" "Know it's not, but we'll check it out."

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Molina continued: "So, knowing Minna's mindset, and eventually he's going to fight, and I know it's going to be something to kill or be killed."

"It's not crazy money. I haven't done anything on any incident yet. I have money on the rest of the cards, probably $2,000 in total on the bet on that card. It was totally good (and legal) for the two weeks before that event, and then we got an email like, 'Hey, UFC athletes are no longer allowed to fight in battles.''' I made a mistake and said, "Hey, this is an email." This is a way for me to make money.

Molina said he bet $350 in Minner to lose the fight and found an injury three weeks ago when he heard Minner screaming in the gym after his injury. Molina said he didn't know if Minna would still compete, nor did he believe his teammates had planned to lose in the fight night.

Regarding the shift to Minner’s massive betting line in the eleventh hour, Molina believes it must come from someone or someone inside the Glory Stadium, which misses Minnina’s injury.

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"Obviously, with that, even the betting line gets crazy and disproportionate, making it look like something rough is happening, which leads to my pause," Molina said. "I think to be a manipulated, crazy amount - for example, millions and millions of dollars have to come in and change a line. That's the only explanation I can think of how a line will move hugely.

“Obviously, if the line never moved, then none of this would be possible.

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Minner's suspension expires in March this year, but Molina is still waiting for its own suspension to take place on November 5, 2025. Molina said UFC officials made it clear that he would not be able to participate in the promotion, so he asked him to release and revealed his signing with BKFC on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Krause is still investigating, essentially exiled from the sport and unable to coach UFC-signed combatants. Molina confirmed that Krause was shifting its focus to the real estate business, and Krause started before the scandal, while he remained an active UFC fighter.

Molina claims that Krause never talks about the glorious athletes in the group’s private channel during the fight. He does believe Klaus might be on his fighter plane, although he will never lose.

Ultimately, Molina still doesn't know how the committee found out he bets in the Minner fight.

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"If you know James Klaus, he's a hell for coaches, man," Molina said. "That's the pain of all this. His legacy is forever damaged, but ask any fighter trained by James, I think he was the coach of the first Hall of Fame coach. He's that F*** King OK. Obviously, he's the mastermind of the sport and can break the fight well.

“It starts with making an extra $100 a month, which helps someone who doesn’t have a job and full-time training.”

On the "Ariel Helwani Show" above, he heard more about the UFC's 2022 betting scandal and the legend of the past three years.