While most UFC fans love to watch their favorite fighters fight, there are several other fans who like to try their luck on betting. While some successfully win the bets, others have lost money. However, there seems to be a rare success story about a fan making much more than what fighters get paid. Hence, several people had a diverse set of reactions to this revelation.
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As per Ben Fawkes on Twitter, a fan successfully made about $1.28 million. He wrote, “One bettor at @FDSportsbook won $1.28 million on $850 worth of UFC bets. The bettor had a $750 15-leg and $100 17-leg ML parlay on UFC Fight Night 203+204. Below are the parlays.”
The pictures that accompanied his tweet showed the fights the fan put money on as well as additional information. The fact that the fan was able to predict so many fights amazed several Twitter users. It seems like the bettor might have been following the sport for a long time in order to be able to foresee outcomes correctly.
One bettor at @FDSportsbook won $1.28 million on $850 worth of UFC bets.
The bettor had a $750 15-leg and $100 17-leg ML parlay on UFC Fight Night 203 + 204.
Below are the parlays.
A new definition for #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/6DXhxdJArF
— Ben Fawkes (@BFawkes22) March 20, 2022
Greg Rosenstein, a journalist at ‘The Athletic’, retweeted Fawkes’ tweet as well.
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What interested many people is that the amount the fan won from these bets combined is much higher than what a lot of UFC fighters get paid to show up for fights. A few Twitter users made sure to point it out.
People making more on UFC parlays than all these UFC fighters made fighting. https://t.co/2RwoCzFzLJ
— Fred Garvin (corroborated) (@FredGarvinReal) March 21, 2022
However, a few folks also brought up the subject of gambling problems and seemed to caution others about it.
Yeaahhhh long leg parlays like that definitely aren't indicative of someone with a gambling problem at all.. https://t.co/jEPXnsFJfJ
— Soul Patch Adams (@KyleCobraIsMeh) March 20, 2022
Some of the fights the lucky fan bet on included Paddy Pimblett versus Rodrigo Vargas and Alexander Volkov versus Tom Aspinall. Several other interesting fights, too, were present on the list.
Twitter users on the UFC fan’s parley
Pete Hoffman had a hilarious take on the fan winning a huge amount.
I want to do this two. But I can't even hit a 3 leg parlay. https://t.co/SEWxam9fCq
— Pete Hoffman (@TheHoffWFAN) March 20, 2022
Several other people couldn’t believe how lucky the bettor got. Even famous media personality Ariel Helwani was shocked and reacted to the news. Thus, it seems like the news caught everyone off guard.
While it is rare to hear someone win so many bets, people couldn’t help but wish that something similar should happen to them as well. After all, who wouldn’t mind winning $1.28 million?
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