MMA News Roundup: Fighter accuses UFC of fixing, Jeff Molina got blackmailed after NSFW video leak, Andrew Tate's release further pushed

Welcome to today's edition of Sportskeeda's daily MMA News Roundup, where we present the biggest UFC updates and other stories from the world of mixed martial arts.

In today's issue, we talk about a UFC fighter seemingly accusing the promotion of fixing fights, Andrew Tate's detention being further pushed back, and more.

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#3. Bryce Mitchell seemingly accuses UFC of fixing Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski

Bryce Mitchell has strong opinions about a lot of things, including believing that the Earth is flat. In a recent interview, he opined that the lightweight title fight between Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski was a fixed bout.

UFC 284 ended with Makhachev retaining his 155-pound strap via unanimous decision, but losing his aura of invincibility to Volkanovski. While some did not quite agree with the scorecard, it was not massively controversial.

However, Mitchell believes the Australian was the clear winner and the judges partook in corruption to produce a pre-determined result.

Speaking to Fanatics View, 'Thug Nasty' said:

"That fight was rigged as f**k... But he [Islam Makhachev] brings in all that money from the Middle East. When you're bringing in that kind of oil money... I guess they just f***king paid the judges to... I don’t know. I know Alexander Volkanovski won a decision."

Watch his comments below from the 13:30 mark:

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#2. Jeff Molina got blackmailed over DMs after the video leak

UFC fighter Jeff Molina is going through some tough times. After the suspension of his coach James Krause over betting allegations, Molina had to go through severe social media harassment. It started happening after an intimate video of him with a man was posted online non-consensually.

Appearing on the latest episode of Ariel Helwani's The MMA Hour, Molina revealed that he was aware that the video was going to be posted but could not stop it.

Despite Molina's every effort to take the video down within minutes of posting, it kept getting uploaded. He also received DMs from accounts demanding money with an ultimatum of re-posting the video:

"The guy who posted it wanted an apology from me for something petty. I think it was the second post that I got like 2-3 DMs on Twitter like, 'Send me $10,000 or $25,000 or I'm going to post this.'...Immediately it's like my life is in shambles. I'm going through it, I'm bawling."

The video leak pushed Molina to officially come out as bisexual.

Despite the traumatizing circumstances of the disclosure, Molina said he received an influx of love and support from fans and fellow closeted UFC fighters.

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#1. Andrew Tate not getting released this month

Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate are to remain in Romanian custody for yet another month.

According to a report by BBC News, the Tate brothers' detention was extended till the end of April. Tate's lawyers stated in a Bucharest court that no new evidence had been presented by the prosecutors at the hearing on Wednesday. They also suggested that the detention extension of the Tates was being decided on the basis of the two brothers' online notoriety.

The article also reported that for the first time in the case, the brothers were asked to respond directly to the prosecution's questions about them being a "flight risk and a risk to public order."

After a reportedly "dynamic exchange", the judge decided to keep the two in jail for another 30 days. Mateea Petrescu, the spokeswoman for the Tates, stated that the legal team was "speechless" at the decision.