Canadian rapper Drake misplaced a big sum of money after betting on Jorge Masvidal to beat Colby Covington within the UFC 272 fundamental occasion.
The 35-year-old ploaded a video to social media that documented him placing $275,000 on ‘Gamebred’ to score the upset. It was a wager that will’ve made him near $1 million if Masvidal emerged victorious from the UFC’s greatest each grudge match.
Sadly for Drake, Covington who scored a moderately complete unanimous decision (49-46, 50-44, 50-45) win over former teammate and buddy, Masvidal, at UFC 272.
‘Chaos’ was capable of out grapple Masvidal for big elements of the battle.
Because the bout progressed, Covington additionally began to place collectively combos on the toes.
The previous interim welterweight champion was momentarily dropped by Masvidal within the fourth spherical however by this level of the bout ‘Avenue Jesus’ was too gassed to throw or land any follow-up strikes, permitting Covington to rapidly recuperate.
Is The Drake Curse Actual?
The hip-hop star doesn’t miss in relation to his music.
Drake is among the most profitable artists of all time at this level and the whole lot he releases appears to be broadly praised by the followers and critics.
Nonetheless, in relation to betting on sports activities Drake has a patchy document, to say the least.
Actually, his document is so dangerous that some individuals suppose he’s cursed in relation to this side of life and can look to again whoever his choose is preventing or taking part in towards.
The cruse has crept into MMA on a few events beforehand. Drake was seen supporting Conor McGregor and Max Holloway within the build-up to their respective fights with Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dustin Poirier, just for each fighters to lose.
We’re positive cash began to return in for Covington after battle followers noticed who Drake was backing to win the UFC 272 fundamental occasion.
Do you suppose Drake was silly to place a lot cash on Jorge Masvidal to beat Colby Covington at UFC 272?
