RAPPER Drake has made an astronomical bet for the main event of UFC 274 – just two months after losing a huge wager on Jorge Masvidal.
'The Motto' star has placed a staggering £346,000 ($550,000 CAD) wager on Justin Gaethje to beat former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira on Sunday morning.
Drizzy, 35, shared the jaw-dropping bet with his 109 million Instagram followers on Friday evening.
His accompanying caption read: "Big Weekend Energy."
MMA fans were quick to comment on the hefty wager, with one tweeting: "Good bet Drake. Smart man."
Another said: "That’s a winner."
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And another said: "The Drake curse will go on and Gaethje will lose."
One remarked: "Oh s*** Gaethje will lose."
Another said: "It's over for Gaethje."
Fight fan Drake is no stranger to placing huge wagers on UFC fights and recently laid a whopping £223,000 ($275,000) bet on Masvidal to win his grudge match with former pal Colby Covington.
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Former interim welterweight champion Covington mocked Drake for his misplaced bet in the UFC 272 post-fight press conference, saying" "Let's talk about all the money Drake lost tonight.
"He needs to go back to selling those s****y albums to get back the money.
"He should've gone to America's Pick of the Week by My Bookie. I tried to give the people the pick of the week.
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"I'm America's champ and I'm America's Pick of the Week.
"Drake, you suck at sports betting. Go back to your s****y little albums and rapping."
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