Multi-award winning rapper Drake continued his run of extravagant bets on sporting events by placing stakes worth close to £725,000 ($900,000) during the UFC middleweight title fight between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira.
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Adesanya regained the 185lb title just months after he had lost it to his fierce rival Pereira as the Brazilian triumphed at UFC 281 in November 2022.
The 36-year-old had two separate bets in play worth over £323,000 ($400,000) each in the early hours of Sunday morning on both Adesanya to beat Pereira and for Adesanya to win by knockout.
The Canadian artist won £2.17 million ($2.7m) from his two high stakes bets as Adesanya went on to record a crushing second round knockout in Miami.
Adesanya forced Pereira to the canvas with a brutal right after recovering from a rocky start and series of blows in the opening round.
When Adesanya and Pereira met previously at UFC 281, Drake lost £1.28 million ($1.6m) backing the former, who went on to lose to the Brazilian on the first time of asking.
Fortunes went the other way during the rematch as Drake went home with a seven-figure sum in winnings.
Speaking after the fight, Adesanya said;
Shoutout to everyone that bet on me but you have to realise that when I step into the octagon I put my life on the line. That’s the biggest parlay you can ever do.
‘I’m a betting man too so shoutout to stake, we are about to make another deal and get more money.’
