Drake gained a whopping $2.7 million {dollars} after Israel Adesanya defeated Alex Pereira at UFC 287 to reclaim the middleweight title this previous Saturday. Drake had beforehand misplaced $1.6 million after betting on Adesanya to win in opposition to Pereira of their first combat.
Nonetheless, Drizzy obtained his revenge by putting a $500,000 guess on Adesanya to win and a $400,000 guess for him to win by knockout within the rematch, which returned $885,000 and $1.8 million, respectively.
Adesanya acknowledged Drake’s guess on the post-fight press convention, however reminded followers that fighters put their lives on the road each time they step into the octagon. “Shoutout to everybody that guess on me however it’s important to notice that after I step into the octagon I put my life on the road” Adesanya stated.
Watch the devastating knockout beneath!
ADESANYA WHAT A KNOCKOUT pic.twitter.com/IDJt0P7pp1
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