UFC welterweight contender Sean Brady claims he was confronted by the promotional brass over suspicious betting ahead of UFC 328.

One of the highlights of UFC 328 featured welterweight contender Sean Brady returning to the win column with a lopsided win over Joaquin Buckley on the main card. Brady, who returned to the Octagon for the first time since a knockout loss to Michael Morales at UFC 322, smothered Buckley with his elite Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and shut down the KO artist’s offense on the feet.

It was a standout performance for Brady – but it turns out, his win didn’t come without a hint of controversy.

Just hours before UFC 328, fans took notice of a massive betting swing in Buckley’s favor, after Brady was listed as a modest favorite entering fight week. The UFC has dealt with several odd betting swings in recent months, including Isaac Dulgarian vs. Yadier del Valle last year.

Before UFC 328, Brady was feared to be the subject of the latest betting scandal associated with the UFC.

Sean Brady reacts to UFC 328 betting scandal, shares call with Hunter Campbell

In a recent interview on The Ariel Helwani Show, Brady shared a pre-fight conversation with UFC Chief Business Officer Hunter Campbell about suspicious betting shifts before his fight at UFC 328.

“I didn’t know anything about it, until my team got wind of it…no one on my team told me anything. I actually got a call from Hunter Campbell, and he was like ‘I hate to even bring this to you, your fight is fine, but I have to ask you. There’s some betting stuff going on. Is everything OK? Physically? Mentally? Everything is good, right?” Brady said.

“I was like ‘What do you mean?’, and he asked if I’m healthy. I’m 100 percent fine, good to go. Going to beat this dude’s a**, nothing is going on. It kind of sat with me for a couple of minutes, and it bothered me a little bit. Like, what the f***? It’s always something.

“I never thought something like this would be something attached to me,” Brady continued. “Then I just let it go, got it out of my mind, and refocused on the fight. After Hunter called me, and I saw it was everywhere, I realized it was a big deal.”

After Michael Johnson’s loss to Drew Dober at UFC 326, rumors swirled that Johnson intentionally threw the fight after his nephew was kidnapped by a St. Louis-based gang. UFC CEO Dana White shut down the rumors at the post-fight press conference.

Luckily, Brady went on to win the fight, and as of this writing, there’s no evidence of wrongdoing on Brady’s part. Brady will look to earn a potential title shot in his next appearance later this year.

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