Drake doesn’t exactly have the best record betting on mixed martial arts, which is why Du Plessis was happy to see the Canadian rapper supporting Adesanya in Australia.
The Drake curse was in full effect on Saturday night at UFC 305 after Drizzy bet a whopping $450,000 on Israel Adesanya to beat Dricus Du Plessis in Perth, Australia.
A win would have paid the Canadian rapper out $855,000, but that’s neither here nor there because Du Plessis walked away with a fourth round submission win (see the finish here), banishing “The Last Stylebender” from the title fight circle he’s existed in for the past 12 fights over five years.
Following the win, Du Plessis took to the internet to thank Drake for his non-support.
From the bottom of my heart once again
THANK YOU @Drake pic.twitter.com/bcSiOjGezd— Dricus Du Plessis (@dricusduplessis) August 18, 2024
“From the bottom of my heart once again, THANK YOU DRAKE,” the middleweight champion wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
Drake is now 1-3 betting on Adesanya. He won $900,000 when Izzy beat Jared Cannoniner back in July 2022, but lost big with a $2 million bet on Adesanya beating Alex Pereira in their first UFC fight. He also placed a $500,000 bet on Adesanya to beat Sean Strickland. That puts him $2.05 million in the red betting on “Stylebender.”
He’s not complete betting poison, as some would have you think. A comprehensive analysis of all Drake’s public bets was made at the start of August 2024. His record: 16-23, which isn’t great. But after winning roughly $18 million and losing $11 million, the musician is still ahead by $6.5 million.
It’s also worth keeping in mind that all these bets are through Stake, a betting company which Drake now co-owns. We doubt he’s even playing with his own money. Most likely they pay him to play, and he bets with house money. Not a bad gig, being a rich superstar, huh?