During a recent episode of the Joe Rogan Experience, host Joe Rogan and Tom Segura recently discussed the growing scrutiny surrounding suspicious betting activity in combat sports, specifically referencing ongoing FBI investigations tied to UFC wagering patterns.
The conversation began after the pair watched a clip from the Brand Risk event in which Ray J appeared to hint at a potentially predetermined outcome in his boxing match against Supa Hot Fire.
From there, the discussion shifted into how federal investigators monitor unusual betting activity and why some cases in combat sports have raised serious red flags.
“I mean, that’s the way to get a visit from the FBI,” Segura said after watching the clip.
Rogan agreed that the footage looked incriminating. “It also seems like you’re admitting to a cri me, which is like, maybe it’s just because you got a concussion,” he joked.
That led Rogan to bring up similar concerns that have surrounded the UFC in recent years.
“You know, the UFC has had a real problem with that,” Rogan said.
When Segura asked him to elaborate, Rogan explained how investigators reportedly track suspicious betting behavior tied to certain fights.
“Well, they caught people,” Rogan said. “They caught suspicious betting, and then the line changes very quickly and there’s a bunch of money being dumped on one athlete, and then to lose in a very specific way, like the first round, and the athlete loses in the first round when they were the favorite.”
He continued by describing how certain betting patterns allegedly connected back to people close to athletes.
“And then you find out that his coaches have bet on him and other different people,” Rogan added. “So it looks like they dumped the match.”
Rogan also suggested another scenario investigators could look into involving undisclosed injuries.
“Or maybe they went into the match with a blown-out knee and they knew it was blown out,” he said. “And they said, ‘I’m just going to put a bunch of money on me to lose.’ And they go out and compete and lose.”
He then noted that the situation has escalated far beyond sports commissions.
“So the FBI’s involved and there’s a bunch of different matches that are being investigated,” Rogan said.
Segura compared the situation to a college basketball betting scandal documentary he had watched, explaining that greed ultimately exposed the operation.
“There was that crazy doc about that college basketball one from years ago that was just incredible,” Segura recalled. “And the way that it all fell apart was they just got too greedy.”
He explained how investigators allegedly became suspicious after noticing massive wagers being placed.
“They had a guy who, I think he was the point guard maybe at ASU or something,” Segura said. “And once they had him locked in on this, they started just betting crazy.”
According to Segura, the unusual volume eventually drew federal attention.
“And then yeah, the FBI was looking at these betting lines and saying, ‘Oh, really? Two million dollars on this game from one person?'” he said. “They started to just get keyed in on it and then the whole thing got exposed.”
Rogan admitted he finds it surprising that people assume they can avoid scrutiny while placing enormous wagers.
“It’s kind of funny that people don’t think they’re going to get caught doing something like that,” he said.
Segura agreed, arguing that the scale of the bets is often what triggers investigations.
“You probably could have gotten away with 25 grand or whatever, something that doesn’t really ring alarms,” Segura said. “But if you start putting seven figures down, you don’t think anyone’s going to take a second look at that?”
