MMA
Anthony Wint says gambling addiction was bigger battle than 2 UFC fights
Published
2 months agoon
Wint says his toughest opponent was his gambling addiction.
Wint was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Jets in
2018 and waived the next year. He desperately started preparing for
a comeback to the NFL, which never materialized. Having spent all
his savings, Wint used to live out of his car when a serious
gambling addiction emerged. He recently detailed how it came
about.
Anthony Wint says staying away from gambling in Las Vegas
tested him more than Matthew Adams or Terrance Chatman
It all started back in college when Wint made $1,000 out of $300
that his friend's father had given him. He claims this sparked a
habit that he took eight years to resolve.
“When that [NFL comeback] didn't happen, I was sitting there broke,
homeless, hungry… In college, my teammate's dad gave me and my
teammate both $300 to gamble with. I turned that $300 into $1,000,
and in my head a switch went off,†Wint told Ariel Helwani. “I was
like, ‘I've been homeless my whole life. I've been trying to help
my mom out. We've been in poverty all our lives. I just made $700
in two hours.' That was the trap. That was the trap of the devil.
And he had me in those chains for eight years…â€
Wint recently earned an
Ultimate Fighting Championship contract with a first-round
knockout win over Matthew
Adams on
Dana White's Contender Series. He refused to leave Las Vegas
without locking in his UFC debut.
Wint made an 11-day turnaround for his Octagon debut, finishing
Terrance
Chatman at
UFC Sacramento. He says avoiding gambling while in Las Vegas
was a bigger challenge than Adams or Chatman.
“The battle wasn't Matthew
Adams, the battle wasn't Terrance
Chatman,†Wint added. “The battle was having me sit in Vegas
and not gamble. And by the grace of God, I was able to sit and
would see slot machines and blackjack tables and know that I was
stronger than the addiction I had before.â€
Anthony
Wint opens up about experiencing homelessness and overcoming an
eight-year gambling addiction:“When that [NFL comeback] didn't happen, I was sitting there broke,
homeless, hungry.In college, my teammate's dad gave me $300 to gamble with. I turned
that $300 into… pic.twitter.com/OkhQ77VVEH— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani)
September 2, 2026
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Arman Tsarukyan sets one condition for fighting Alexander Volkanovski
Published
3 hours agoon
November 3, 2026
Tsarukyan is open to fighting Alexander
Volkanovski, provided
Ultimate Fighting Championship gold is at stake.
Volkanovski (29-4) defended the featherweight title with a
technical knockout victory over Movsar
Evloev at
UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi before expressing interest in returning to
lightweight. With champion Justin
Gaethje uncertain about his future, Volkanovski offered to face
Tsarukyan (24-3) for the vacant title if Gaethje retires.
Arman Tsarukyan reminds Alexander Volkanovski how Islam
Makhachev rematch ended
Tsarukyan said the championship matters more to him than the
opponent.
“I'm ready for everyone,†Tsarukyan told Yavuz Saynomo. “For me, it
doesn't matter who I'm gonna fight; I just want to fight for the
title.â€
Volkanovski has expressed confidence that he can counter
Tsarukyan's wrestling and avoid being held down. Tsarukyan
responded by recalling the Australian's knockout loss to Islam
Makhachev.
“He said Islam Makhachev cannot knock him out, too,†Tsarukyan
added.
Volkanovski has twice challenged Makhachev for the lightweight
championship. He lost their first meeting by unanimous decision
before Makhachev finished their rematch with a head kick and
follow-up punches.
Tsarukyan remains confident that his next bout will be for the
title. If Gaethje retires, “The Batman†expects to compete for the
vacant belt.
“I have a title fight next,†Tsarukyan reiterated. “Either Justin
Gaethje. If he is retired, someone else.â€
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Report: Jacqueline Cavalcanti vs. Michelle Montague postponed to UFC 335 on Dec. 12
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21 hours agoon
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