Now I started to think about the real life UFC, maybe this is even happening underground and we don't know? Jake and Mike Tyson's upcoming fight for example is gearing up, many believe that Mike will win, but maybe something like this will happen?
Maybe, who knows. I am curious why would people bet on an obvious exhibition match like this.
So I happened to watch a UFC related movie yesterday and the main character is a very strong one who never loses a fight but during a fight he decided to lose the fight, I found out that he did it intentionally because his uncle and his uncle's friend bet a lot on the biggest odd, which is the other fighter.
I believe this is illegal in professional match, the player must not intentionally lose the fight and his relatives must not bet on his match. That's why most casinos ask KYC to prevent from this kind to happen.
Yes, this is illegal and if you are found out to be doing it, you'll most likely get fined and banned for certain amount of time or for life, they could get into a legal battle against the organization where the athlete plays at. that being said, I am not sure if relatives betting on them would have the same punishment as the athlete if they are found out.