Canadian-born American rapper Aubrey ‘Drake‘ Graham has lost millions after he placed a $700 000 (an estimated R13.3 million) bet on America’s Sean Strickland to retain his UFC middleweight title against South Africa’s Dricus du Plessis at UFC 297 during Saturday’s fight, 20 January, several publications reported.
DRAKE LOSES R13.3 MILLION IN UFC BET AS DRICUS DU PLESSIS WINS
Dricus Du Plessis made history as the first South African UFC champion, ABC reported. The South African champion took the title at the Scotiabank Arena. The fight’s final score was reportedly a split decision (48-47, 47-48, 48-47) for Du Plessis.
“When they said, ‘and new,’ it felt like 15 years of work, dreaming and sacrificing came together in one single sentence. It was incredible, it feels surreal. Amazing,” Du Plessis was quoted as saying.
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According to Sportskeeda, before the fight, Drake shared his betting slip via his Instagram Stories where he placed a $700 000 bet as seen in a screenshot shared by the publication. Drake’s betting endeavours in the UFC sporting world are also said to have gained him attention and not in the best of light. It’s said that the fighters usually supported by the rapper have faced unexpected defeats in what is now allegedly known as the infamous ‘Drake curse’ the publication added.
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Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. Last year, Drake won over R50 million after placing a bet on Nigeria’s UFC fighter Israel Adesanya. The Hotline Bling rapper did not only bet that Adesanya would beat his opponent Alex Pereira, but that he would knock out him out. And, on both of his predictions, Drake was correct, as Adesanya was said to have knocked down his competitor in the second round, Sky Sports reported.
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