Throwing a game, taking a dive or fixing a fight. These are all terms that mean the same thing: When an athlete loses on purpose. The reasons why can vary, but the main motivation is money. Betting odds get a lot better when you know who is going to win.

This is a list of fights that have stirred controversy as to their legitimacy. These are allegations only, and not proven.

In Aleksander Emelianenko’s 2010 scrap against Eddie Bengtsson in Moscow, Russia, Bengtsson goes down just 40 seconds into the match from what appeared to be a stiff jab. Upon further inspection of the slow motion replay, it appears as if the jab hadn’t landed at all.

The 2015 Bellator match between backyard brawler Kimbo Slice and MMA legend Ken Shamrock, it wasn’t the final blow that was in question, but Shamrock’s inability, or reluctance to lock on a what would likely have been a fight ending choke that appeared to be easily secured, had Shamrock chosen to do so.

Viewing the last ten fights of one time professional football player Bob Sapp, even the most casual of fans accuse him of throwing matches, as he enters each time apparently just waiting for the right moment to turtle up and tap to strikes.

Olympic Judoka Satoshi Ishii has even been accused of intentionally losing a fight, as his last match in Japan’s Rizin promotion saw him fall to a head kick that on slow motion replay appears to have never landed fully.

The one-on-one world of combat sports is very conducive to prearranged outcomes, but each accusation of such must be reviewed independently. Watch the above-mentioned matches in the video above and decide for yourself.

Jeff Warsaw is the former executive editor of Long Island MMA Magazine, professional combat sports public address announcer for several NY/NJ MMA and kickboxing promotions, and a proud one-stripe white belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under the famed Joe D’Arce. He is currently a musician, coffee enthusiast and host of the Stranger In A Strange Land podcast on YouTube.