Israel Adesanya, Drake
By Our Reporter
36 years old, Aubrey Drake Graham has won a whopping $2.7million, bets he placed on Israel Adesanya, who knocked out Alex Pereira at UFC 287 to reclaim the middleweight title
For thise who don’t know, Drake is a Canadian rapper, singer, and songwriter.
He is also an
influential global figure in contemporary popular music, who was credited for popularizing singing and R&B sensibilities in hip hop.
Drake placed the bets on Adesanya, a Nigerian-born New Zealander, who won back the 185lb title just five months after he lost it to his bitter rival Pereira, who has previously beaten him twice in kickboxing.
It would be recalled that Drake lost $1.6million after backing Adesanya to win in that fight but he made amends for the rapper in his rematch with Pereira.
According to Mirror UK, the Canadian placed a $500,000 bet on Adesanya to win which returned $885,000, and a $400,000 bet for him to win by knockout, which returned a massive $1.8million.
‘Stylebender’ was asked about Drake’s bet after his fight, to which he 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.”
Credit; Mirror UK
