Drake landed on the wrong side of a $2 million bet he made on a UFC fight Saturday night.The Grammy award winner, who loves to gamble, put down $2 million on middleweight champion Israel Adesanya who lost to Alex Pereira during UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden in New York, according to TMZ.
This is the third time Pereira has defeated Adesanya, with the first two fights being kickboxing matches. Betting big: Drake lost a $2 million on a UFC fight, betting on Israel Adesanya who lost to Alex Pereira during UFC 281 on SaturdayAdesanya was the favorite going into the fight and Drake was set to earn $2,900,000 if the projected winner came away victorious.Pereira defeated Adesanya by way of technical knockout as he turned the fight around with a few big punches.
Commenting on his win as he spoke to the crown through a translator Pereira said, 'for everybody that said I couldn't do five rounds, look at what I did just now.'Drake has been known to bet big on other events including the Super Bowl, the NFL Draft and the Spanish Grand Prix.
Their 3rd fight: Pereira has defeated Adesanya three times, with the first two fights being kickboxing matches TKO: Pereira defeated Adesanya by technical knockout as he turned the fight around with a few big punchesIn other losses this week, Drake and 21 Savage were sued for $4M by publishers Condé Nast for creating fake Vogue magazines, which they promoted as authentic to their combined 281M social media followers.'Me and my brother on newsstands tomorrow!' the 35-year-old Canadian announced on October 30, sharing Photoshopped images of the pair appearing to be on the cover.
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