The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) and LUX Fight League have entered into an information-sharing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance collaboration on sports betting integrity and reinforce the protection of mixed martial arts against betting-related corruption.
The LUX Fight League is one of Latin America’s leading mixed martial arts organisations, with a strong presence in Mexico and across the wider region. The partnership reflects a shared commitment to protecting athletes, competitions and fans by promoting integrity, transparency and effective monitoring in professional sport.
Under the MoU, IBIA and the LUX Fight League will explore opportunities for information-sharing, integrity education and operational cooperation. The agreement also supports IBIA’s wider strategy of strengthening partnerships with sports organisations, regulators and other stakeholders in key markets globally.
Commenting on the strategic move, Joe Mendoza, CEO of LUX Fight League, said: “Protecting the integrity of our competitions is a top priority for LUX Fight League. This agreement with IBIA, the leading global account-based betting integrity monitoring body, significantly strengthens our ability to identify and respond to potential integrity risks. It also reflects our unwavering commitment to maintaining a fair and trusted environment for athletes, fans and partners.”
As a not-for-profit association funded by its members, IBIA does not charge sports governing bodies for the suspicious betting reports, intelligence or integrity support it provides under its partnerships. The association’s collaboration model is designed to strengthen the protection of sport through information-sharing, education and operational cooperation at no cost to sports organisations.
“IBIA welcomes this agreement with the LUX Fight League. Combat sports are an important and growing part of the global sporting and betting landscape, and effective cooperation with sports organisations is essential to protecting competitions from betting-related corruption,” added Khalid Ali, CEO of IBIA. “This MoU reflects our continued commitment to working with trusted partners to strengthen integrity frameworks and support timely, evidence-based responses to suspicious betting activity.”
IBIA monitors over 1.5 million matches across more than 80 sports each year, with its operator intelligence playing a crucial role in supporting sporting, regulatory and law-enforcement investigations.
Its recently published Q2 2026 Integrity Report recorded 76 suspicious betting alerts across 9 sports, demonstrating the continued importance of effective monitoring, information-sharing and cooperation between betting operators, sports bodies and other integrity stakeholders.
