US rapper Drake has been roped into the UFC World Champion title loss of Dricus du Plessis to Khamzat Chimaev. According to many social media users, the artist’s “curse” is to blame for the South African’s defeat.
On Saturday, 16 August, the Russian-born wrestler dominated the fight against his opponent in the Octagon.
DID DRAKE BET ON DRICUS VS KHAMZAT FIGHT?
According to a Grok post, Drake reportedly bet $2 million (R35 million) on Dricus du Plessis to win by submission against Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 319.
However, the AI chatbot’s claim is unverified and is void of credible sources.
Drake has made no mention of placing a bet on the UFC fight.
NOT GOD’S PLANS
It wouldn’t be the first time Drake was linked to a UFC fight featuring Dricus du Plessis.
According to MailOnline, Drake lost $700 000 (R13 million) after betting on Dricus to lose his fight against Sean Strickland last year.
The fight – which took place in Drake’s home country of Canada in January 2024 – was attended by the Grammy-award-winning star himself.
Just hours earlier, Drake shared a look at this betting slip – which had a $700 000 wager on Strickland winning. He captioned the post: “’And, we’re going to fight night,” while tagging UFC president Dana White.
Dricus beat Strickland via a split vote, winning the UFC Middleweight World Champion belt.
Fast forward to August 2024, Drake bet $450 000 (R7,9 million) on Nigerian MMA fighter Israel “Izzy” Adesanya, who contended the title. Again, Dricus won the fight, this time via submission.
The cheeky South African tweeted: “From the bottom of my heart once again. THANK YOU Drake”.
CURSED?
In 2023, Drake lost a substantial amount of cash after he wagered money on Israel Adesanya to beat Sean Strickland, who was the reigning champion at the time.
Drake then lost another big payday after backing Adesanya to beat Brazilian Alex Pereira in October.
A few months later, Drake lost another bet when his favourite Leon Edwards lost to Colby Covington at UFC 296 in December.
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