Diaz fans have another reason to be concern ahead of tonight’s (Sat., Aug. 5, 2023) boxing main event between Nate Diaz and Jake Paul, which goes down from inside American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on DAZN pay-per-view (PPV) (order it here).
There’s already concerns of age, size, and wear-and-tear regarding the 38-year-old veteran. Those physical disadvantages are the reason why Diaz enters this contest as a significant underdog, especially since Paul has already proven himself adept at dispatching older, smaller MMA fighters.
To make matters worse, Diaz is now facing the Drake curse too! The rap superstar is a common face at high-profile combat sports events, and he’s not afraid to throw his money around betting either. The problem is that Drake loses a majority of the time, and superstitious fight fans now look at his bets as a bad omen for their favorite fighters.
In this bet, Drizzy Drake is risking $250k to pull in a clean million should Diaz manage the upset. He posted the bet on Instagram, writing, “Jake is a dog, but I can never bet against a Diaz brother. That’s just how I was raised.”
Drake bet $250,000 on Nate Diaz to beat Jake Paul pic.twitter.com/1hAlb6lvb9
— Happy Punch (@HappyPunchPromo) August 5, 2023
There is at least a silver lining for Diaz hopefuls. Earlier this year, Drake correctly called Jon Jones strangling Ciryl Gane, nailing his prediction of “Bones” via submission specifically. As a result of that prop bet, Drake turned a quarter million into $1.7 million. Perhaps that precise prediction is a sign that the curse is finally broken?
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