Marc Montoya, owner and head coach of Factory X mixed martial arts gym, is defending himself and his business after his former pupil, Isaac Dulgarian, was reportedly released by the UFC amid concerns about fight-fixing.

The UFC reportedly cut Dulgarian this week after his loss to Yadier del Valle at Saturday's UFC Fight Night. UFC's betting integrity partner, IC360, is investigating the fight after a suspicious number of bets poured in late on underdog Del Valle. The story has some people concerned about potential fight-fixing on a wider scale.

Montoya, Dulgarian's recent coach, addressed the controversy on Tuesday, claiming his business is being unfairly attacked.

"My gym is being attacked, my integrity is being attacked, and I just want to first and foremost say that we have noth

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