UFC temporarily BANS fighters who choose to stay associated with suspended coach James Krause

The UFC announced Friday that fighters who remain with coach James Krause will be temporarily banned from the organization during an investigation into suspicious betting regarding one of his fighters. James Krause is suspended from coaching pending the outcome of a gambling investigation According to ESPN, odds favoring Nuerdanbieke to win moved dramatically in the hours leading up to the fight, as multiple sportsbooks reportedly received betting interest for the fight to last under 2.5 rounds and for Nuerdanbieke to win by first-round knockout. While Krause was suspended and Minner has been released from UFC, the organization still plans to punish fighters who associate with Krause moving forward. Darrick Minner kicks Shayilan Nuerdanbiek before losing by TKO soon after on November 5 UFC is investigating the circumstances of a November 5 fight involving Minner 'UFC has since advised Krause and the respective managers working with impacted fighters, that effective immediately, fighters who choose to continue to be coached by Krause or who continue to train in his gym, will not be permitted to participate in UFC events pending the outcome of the aforementioned government investigations,' they said in a statement.