Canadian rapper Drake has won $2.7 million in bets following Israel Adesanya’s victory over Alex Pereira at UFC 287, where he reclaimed the middleweight title.
Adesanya regained the 185lb title just five months after losing it to his rival Pereira, who had previously beaten him twice in kickboxing. Drake had lost $1.6 million after backing Adesanya in their previous fight. However, he recouped his losses in Adesanya’s rematch with Pereira.
Drake 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 $1.8 million.
Responding to a question about Drake’s bet after his 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.”