UFC 311 leaves serious questions unanswered about injuries & fight odds

An extraordinary UFC event at the Intuit Dome raises some eyebrows.

There’s no other way to put it — UFC 311 was a very, very successful event for TKO.

Even with the last-minute change to the main event — and some interesting stories developing behind-the-scenes that may eventually leak out in the press — UFC 311 played out about as well as TKO could have hoped, netting a gate of over $10 million dollars.

Every time a UFC gate goes up — it means ticket prices for both UFC & WWE are going to continue to rise. WWE fans better pay close attention. If you thought Wrestlemania this year in Las Vegas was expensive, you ain’t seen nothing yet.

It was also a big, beautiful advertisement to Netflix — come grab us away from ESPN.

There were some major stories that played out at the Intuit Dome — some right out in public, some under the surface.

There was the let’s-read-the-tea-leaves moment with Dana White proclaiming that Islam Makhachev has now dethroned Jon Jones on his personal pound-for-pound top fighter list.

Then there were the very serious stories regarding injuries… and questions surrounding whether or not two significant behind-the-scenes medical situations provided insiders an opportunity to capitalize on this valuable information.

It’s the kind of situation that should raise questions among gambling regulators — and for good reason. Here’s why.