Drake places massive bet on Israel Adesanya to win at UFC 305: ‘Always with Izzy’

“I assume you lose some and also you win some, as long as the outcome is income.”

That may be one of the simplest ways for Drake to explain his betting historical past in the case of backing former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and he’s as soon as once more driving with “The Final Stylebender” forward of his subsequent battle.

The excessive profile rapper who loves putting wagers on UFC fights has by no means gone in opposition to Adesanya, though that technique has resulted in some massive losses for his checking account up to now. That gained’t cease Drake from backing Adesanya once again as he prepares to face Dricus du Plessis within the UFC 305 important occasion on Saturday.

The 37-year-old Canadian born celebrity confirmed off his newest wager after placing down $450,000 on Adesanya to win and reclaim the 185-pound title in the principle occasion from Perth, Australia. If Drake hits his wager, he’ll get again $855,000 in a battle that’s principally turn into a choose ‘em with oddsmakers simply hours earlier than Adesanya and du Plessis hit the octagon.

Adesanya was barely favored main into battle week however these odds have shifted backwards and forwards a number of occasions forward of some of the anticipated middleweight title bouts in latest historical past.

After all, Drake has an extended historical past wagering on sports activities — particularly the UFC — and his misses usually get extra consideration than his hits with an extended operating joke known as “The Drake Curse” plaguing the athletes or groups he backs along with his wagers.

In truth a website launched detailing Drake’s biggest wins and losses as a sports activities bettor, which incorporates Adesanya struggling a pair of losses as the favourite with the rapper placing down cash on him forward of the battle. His largest monetary setback got here when he guess on Adesanya to beat Alex Pereira again at UFC 281 with the rapper shedding over $1.59 million.

Total, Drake continues to be up when betting on Adesanya with a slim revenue of simply over $15,000 after placing down almost $4 million price of wagers on him.

Will Drake strike gold and lift his revenue margin much more after his newest guess on Adesanya?

We’ll have to attend till UFC 305 is over to know for sure.