Strange betting behavior for Sean Brady vs. Joaquin Buckley fight turns out to be meaningless

Dave Mason from BetOnline, a popular offshore sportsbook, cited "abnormal betting patterns from highly motivated accounts" in a post on X and announced that props were closed and limits were low for Brady vs. Buckley. 

When a fighter goes from a clear underdog to a sizable favorite, either someone knows something, or the fighter is "taking a dive." 

Typically, it's the former. Meaning, a fighter got hurt during training camp, someone from his team leaked the information and wiseguys bet his opponent.

That's where the UFC's minds first went when it saw this crazy line movement.

According to ESPN's David Payne Purdum, "Brady told (Sportsbet's) Aaron Bronsteter that the UFC contacted him to see if he was hurt," which obviously, he wasn't. Because, man, did Brady pummel Buckley. 

Brady won a unanimous decision and props to Buckley for even going the distance. Brady had all four takedowns in the fight and he outlanded Buckley 245-21 in total strikes and 77-4 in "significant" strikes. 

So, as it turned out, the money was wrong. This is a good reminder that steam is not always the truth. Sometimes sports are random and betting on this stuff is hard as hell. 

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