Canadian pop culture icon Drake has gone all-in on the UFC 272 main event featuring a grudge match between former roommates Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal.
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Drake has been an MMA aficionado from the start and has been spotted multiple times with UFC superstars. He was the flag-bearer of Irish MMA phenom Conor McGregor when the latter went up against the undefeated Russian champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Drake bet $275K on Masvidal to beat Covington💰#UFC272
(via @Drake) pic.twitter.com/UaJcN8M7Y6
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) March 6, 2022
Now, continuing his love for MMA, the Canadian rapper has put on a whopping wager ($250,000 in Bitcoin) on ‘Gamebred’ to win. Drake himself revealed it via an Instagram story post and ESPN also confirmed the wager via a Twitter post.
The payout for Drake, if Jorge Masvidal wins against Colby Covington, is estimated at a towering $1 million. Although ‘Gamebred’ is the lower-ranked fighter, many fans are backing him to win against national-level wrestling champion ‘Chaos’.
This is because of his powerful striking, coupled with speed originating from his fast-twitch muscle fibers. Even his opponent, Covington, recognizes him for the same.
Jorge Masvidal signed a lucrative deal with the UFC
Jorge Masvidal finalized a massive deal with the UFC that put him on the list of the highest-paid fighters in the promotion’s history.
New fight contract that makes jorge top 3 highest paid in ufc. Good work team! Thank you @ufc and hunter Campbell specifically for working on this contract with us. #ppvmonster #baseguarantees #top3 https://t.co/HAbu0jWsOA
— malki kawa (@malkikawa) March 3, 2022
Masvidal’s agent Malki Kawa confirmed the same on Twitter. He wrote, “New fight contract that makes jorge top 3 highest paid in ufc. Good work team! Thank you @ufc and hunter Campbell specifically for working on this contract with us. #ppvmonster #baseguarantees #top3”
Masvidal’s manager signaled that the BMF, after signing the deal, became the third highest-paid fighter in the UFC. Connecting the dots with Conor McGregor‘s tweet touting Israel Adesanya as the 2nd highest-paid fighter on the roster, ‘Gamebred’ may just be below them on the podium as he plans to conclude his career in the UFC.
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