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Report: MMA Coach James Krause Worked as Middleman for Bettors, Offshore Sportsbook

The Nevada State Athletic Commission suspended MMA coach James Krause's license after the discovery of suspicious betting patterns in the lead-in to a Nov. 5 fight involving his client, Darrick Minner, and Shayilan Nuerdanbieke, who won via first-round TKO stoppage.

Now word comes from ESPN's David Purdum that Krause allegedly worked as a middle man between offshore sportsbooks and bettors:

"James Krause, 36, has worked as an agent -- the term for a middleman between offshore sportsbooks and bettors -- for ABCBetting.ag, according to people who wagered with him as far back as 2019.