Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past four days, you will have become increasingly aware of the ongoing betting scandal in the UFC. It stems from Saturday night, when American Isaac Dulgarian was submitted in the first round by Cuban Yadier De Valle.

On a day when the boxing world was rocked by the news that Dillian Whyte had returned ‘adverse analytical findings’ on a random drugs test with VADA, it was up to the heavily criticised Jake Paul versus Nate Diaz fight to shine a spotlight on the sport for all the right reasons.

As time ticks closer to Jake Paul and Nate Diaz’s fight in Dallas, it also ticks towards the inevitable collapse of the very scene it represents.