Drake Trolled By UFC Fighter After Betting Against Him In Fight
Drake is being trolled by UFC fighter Dricus du Plessis after the OVO rapper guess on his opponent at UFC 305…and misplaced.
On Saturday (August 17), du Plessis beat Israel Adesanya within the fourth spherical to retain his middleweight title. The night time earlier than, nevertheless, Drizzy revealed he’d guess on Adesanya by displaying his wager on Instagram and writing, “Always with Izzy [salute emoji].”
The Toronto native has been recognized to guess on sports activities all through his profession, and an ongoing narrative is that he curses whichever staff/participant he bets on – which du Plessis jokingly famous after his win.
“From the bottom of my heart once again THANK YOU @Drake,” he wrote with a photograph of himself holding up a drink and rocking his belt.
Denzel Curry additionally bought in on the jokes, writing, “Drake…. Stop Betting on my favorite fighters.”
From the underside of my coronary heart as soon as once more
THANK YOU @Drake pic.twitter.com/bcSiOjGezd— Dricus Du Plessis (@dricusduplessis) August 18, 2024
Drake doesn’t at all times get it unsuitable, although. Earlier this 12 months, he received over $2 million after efficiently predicting the winner of Super Bowl LVIII — breaking the dreaded “Drake curse” within the course of.
Drizzy positioned a $1.15 million guess on the Kansas City Chiefs to beat the San Francisco 49ers within the 2024 Super Bowl, with the two.04 odds incomes him a $2.346 million payout.
The Toronto rapper cited Taylor Swift and her fanbase whereas sharing the hefty guess on social media, because the singer was relationship Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce.
“I can’t bet against the swifties @stake,” he wrote within the caption of an Instagram publish the place he screenshotted his betting slip.
Drake’s allegiance to Swift paid off because the Chiefs went on to beat the 49ers 25-22, with Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes successful MVP for the second 12 months operating. Per his guess, he pocketed a cool $1.196 million in revenue.
After the sport, the 6 God posted a video on his Instagram Stories of him celebrating his profitable win, which apparently concerned a plate getting damaged within the chaos.
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“@stake.eddie thank you see ya when I see ya,” he wrote alongside the video, tagging the co-founder of playing platform Stake.
The “Drake curse” has develop into a operating joke through the years, with numerous athletes and sports activities groups usually shedding after being supported by the rapper.
For the Super Bowl final 12 months, Drizzy tried his luck at reversing the curse by rooting for the Philadelphia Eagles and carrying the staff’s jersey, all of the whereas betting $700,000 on the Kansas City Chiefs to win.
His guess was in the end profitable, leading to a payout of simply over $1.4 million.
