Canadian rapper and songwriter, Drake has as soon as extra continued in his latest vein of high-profile betting forward of a large Octagon touchdown – this time putting a staggering $700,000 wager on Sean Strickland to beat Dricus du Plessis at UFC 297 tonight – having beforehand betted in opposition to the newly-crowned champion final September.
Drake, who landed a reported payout in extra of $1,000,000 again in December after betting on welterweight champion, Leon Edwards to defeat former interim titleholder, Colby Covington at UFC 296, has turned these winnings into one other high-profile wager.
Dropping half one million again in September while betting on UFC 293, Drake incorrectly predicted a victory for former two-time middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya in Australia, with the above-mentioned, Strickland upsetting the apple cart and the bookmakers together with his gorgeous unanimous determination upset victory.
Drake locations $700,000 guess on Sean Strickland to win at UFC 297
Nevertheless, tonight, in his dwelling city, Drake has bet a staggering $700,000 bet on Sean Strickland to beat incoming title challenger, promotional-perfect contender, du Plessis – with a profitable flutter set to web the Canadian simply shy of $1,400,000 in returns.
Trying to lodge his first profitable protection of the middleweight title tonight in Toronto, Strickland meets Pretoria native, du Plessis – who’s driving what many have described as a stunning underdog line forward of UFC 297.
Within the midst of excellent run since his UFC touchdown again in 2020, final July throughout Worldwide Struggle Week, du Plessis turned in a surprising second spherical TKO win over former undisputed middleweight champion, Robert Whittaker within the pair’s formally billed title-eliminator in Las Vegas, Nevada.
And in a chilling warning eventually evening’s ceremonial weigh-ins, former EFC and KSW championship winner, du Plessi claimed that Strickland – who referred to as for a loss of life battle with himself at UFC 297, will see his want granted in ‘The Nice White North’.
Who wins at UFC 297 tonight: Sean Strickland or Dricus du Plessis?
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