Paddy Pimblett Suffers First UFC Defeat, Bettor Loses $1.3m

  • Dana White canceled a fight on the card due to suspicious betting activity
  • Paddy Pimblett suffered his first UFC loss, fourth overall in his career
  • One Polymarket bettor lost $1.3m on the Liverpudlian winning
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Paddy Pimblett’s first UFC loss cost one bettor a $1.3m bet. [Image: Shutterstock.com]

UFC 324 was marred by Dana White pulling the undercard bout between Michael Johnson and Alexander Hernandez due to suspicious pre-fight betting activity. However, fans were still treated to plenty of entertaining action on Saturday night. The main card featured a lightweight match between Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett.

return would have been nearly $1.9m if he came out on the right side of the bout

One bettor was so confident that the Liverpool native Pimblett would secure victory that they bet almost $1.3m on him winning through Polymarket. The return would have been nearly $1.9m if he came out on the right side of the bout:

However, Gaethje won on a decision after a bruising encounter. This marks the first loss for Pimblett since his first UFC fight in September 2021 and just the fourth overall in his career.

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