Will the Drake curse strike once more? The Canadian rapper just lately shared his $250k wager on Leon Edwards to win by KO vs Colby Covington at UFC 296 on Saturday.
There’s little question Drake has ‘Deep Pockets‘ and he’s bidding to extend his wealth by a big sum at UFC 296, backing Leon ‘Rocky’ Edwards to ship Colby Covington to sleep of their welterweight title battle.
The 37-year-old shared his wager on Instagram earlier this week, the place he positioned $250,000 on Edwards by KO – which might pay an unbelievable $1.2 million if it gained at odds of +380.
Drake has grow to be infamous for his playing habits in recent times, particularly after partnering with crypto on line casino Stake. He’s dabbled in boxing, UFC, NBA, NFL, MLB, F1 and extra.
Quite a few shops have reported that the rapper has wagered over $1 billion on the platform and he doesn’t look to be stopping any time quickly.
What Is The Drake Curse?
The ‘Drake curse’ has grow to be a nicely talked about prospect as quite a few groups and athletes have misplaced sporting occasions after both coming into contact with him or being backed by him.
Drake misplaced $400,000 when he backed Jake Paul to beat Tommy Fury by KO of their bout earlier this 12 months and misplaced one other $1 million when Argentina did not win the World Cup in regular time in 2022.
In March 2022, he misplaced $275,000 after betting on Jorge Masvidal to beat Covington at UFC 272 in Las Vegas. If Leon Edwards doesn’t get the job performed by KO, Drake is taking a look at yet one more burn because of ‘Chaos.’
He misplaced $427,000 when Charles Oliveira beat Justin Gaethje at UFC 274 but it surely hasn’t been all defeats for the ‘God’s Plan’ star. He gained an unbelievable $1 million when Israel Adesanya beat Jared Cannonier later that 12 months.
“Head shot please and thanks,” wrote Drake to Edwards.
