Canadian musician, Drake has put his cash the place is mouth is as soon as extra – putting an enormous $450,000 wager on former undisputed middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya to reclaim his crown tonight in the principle occasion of UFC 305 towards Dricus du Plessis.
Israel Adesanya, a former two-time undisputed middleweight champion, returns to motion tonight 11 months on from his stunning unanimous resolution defeat to huge betting underdog, Sean Strickland in Perth.
With the loss, Metropolis Kickboxing star, Israel Adesanya turned the primary fighter in Octagon antiquity to drop their championship twice within the area of a calendar 12 months along with his loss to the outspoken common-foe, Strickland.
Drake backs Israel Adesanya to the tune of $450,000 to win at UFC 305
As for du Plessis, the promotional-perfect Pretoria native headlined UFC 297 again in January in Canada, hanging the divisional belt with a controversial cut up resolution win towards the beforehand talked about, Strickland.
And forward of UFC 305 tonight, Drake has backed the previous champion to regain the throne – to the tune of $450,000.
Ought to the Nigerian-Kiwi emerge with the title belt in tow ‘Downunder’, Drake would see his guess a hit, successful himself a cool $855,000 payout from the bookies.
“All the time with Izzy,” Drake posted on his official Instagram account, accompanied by an image of his betting slip.
In a high-profile wager again in Could, Drake misplaced himself a surprising $565,000 when he wagered on the heavyweight boxing title battle between former WBC champion, Tyson Fury, and fellow world champion, Oleksandr Usyk.
Choosing the Morecambe native to win, Drake was left helpless as Ukraine puncher, Usyk ran out a snug resolution winner.
In his newest high-profile combined martial arts guess, Drake efficiently picked the winner of this 12 months’s UFC 300 headliner, betting Alex Pereira to the tune of $675,000 – who would go on to cease Jamahal Hill with a blistering opening spherical knockout win in Las Vegas, Nevada.
