Dana White pulls UFC 324 fight after betting irregularities: 'I'm not doing this s--- again'

Joe Rogan and MMA fighter Brendan Allen both shared their skepticism as to how the June 2026 UFC event at the White House will work, arguing there are security and weather concerns.

A fight set for the UFC 324 early preliminary card was silently canceled on Saturday night, but UFC CEO Dana White confirmed irregular betting activity was the cause.

White told reporters after the fights, where the main bout saw Justin Gaethje upset Paddy Pimblitt, that the lightweight battle between Michael Johnson and Alex Hernandez was taken off the card because of the tip he got from the promotion’s gaming integrity service.

"We got called from the gaming integrity service and I said, ‘I’m not doing this s— again,’ so we pulled the fight," White said, per Yahoo Sports.

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Michael Johnson and Alexander Hernandez appear at the UFC 324 ceremonial weigh-in at T-Mobile Arena on Jan. 23, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

White didn’t add details about what the irregularities were as well as which fighter, if either, was suspected of causing the irregularity.

But it’s clear White was not trying to deal with another controversy after last year’s Isaac Dulgarian fight.

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Dulgarian was cut from UFC’s roster after a serious upset loss to Yadier del Valle in November 2025. There was strange betting activity before the fight, where Dulgarian went from -250 to -154 to win the match.

When he lost, commentators Daniel Cormier and Michael Chiesa were confused what was happening, as they called Del Valle’s finish "white belt stuff," believing it wasn’t the most complicated stuff.

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