Drake lost a bet on a UFC fight and is now down $2 million. The prodigious bettor, who is affiliated with online casino Stake, placed a seven-figure wager on middleweight champion Israel Adesanya to defeat Alex Pereira at UFC 281 on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York.
If he triumphed, Drake would have earned $2.9 million in Canadian money. He ultimately came up short, though, as Pereira went on to TKO Adesanya in the fifth round to win the middleweight title.
Drake does not, however, feel defeated. He promised to keep up his Stake streak prior to the defeat. Been concentrating on the album. I have to return to stacking up,” he said as the caption on a picture of his ticket.
DRAKE DROPPED $2M CAD ON ISRAEL ADESANYA 😳
(via @Drake) pic.twitter.com/gW4olBM1lU
— br_betting (@br_betting) November 13, 2022
Drake had an amazing resume before this. Adesanya’s victory over mixed martial artist Jared Cannonier at UFC 276 in July earned him $1 million. In addition, he received $1.26 million after the Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in the Super Bowl.
After Condé Nast sued Drake and 21 Savage for $4 million for their phony Vogue cover, Drake’s bank account might be losing more money. They are not permitted to utilize the fictitious cover going forward because of a temporary restraining order issued by a federal judge. On November 22, a court hearing is set.
As Her Loss debuts at the top of the Billboard 200, Drake is enjoying yet another victory over there on the charts. In its first week, the album he released with 21 Savage reportedly sold
