Online sportsbook FanDuel made a surprising announcement Monday that it’s refunding anyone who placed a bet on Max Holloway winning after his “controversial” split decision loss to Alexander Volkanovski in their featherweight title fight at UFC 251. Come again? You read that correctly: A sportsbook is giving back money (OK, site credit) to customers who lost fair and square. BAD BEAT ALERT After Saturday night's controversial split decision finish between Max Holloway and Alex Volkanovski, we've decided to refund all customers who placed a pre-fight wager on @BlessedMMA to win, or win by decision #UFC251 pic.twitter.com/V8fCxGCWia — FanDuel Sportsbook (@FDSportsbook) July 13, 2020 This past Saturday in Abu Dhabi, Holloway attempted to reclaim the 145-pound title after losing it to Volkanovski last December, but he came up just short as the judges scored it 48-47, 47-48, 48-47 for the champion, much to the dismay of fans on social media – as well as this writer.
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