Drake tried to win $1 million by betting on Jorge Masvidal to beat Colby Covington. But he lost his $275,000 wager.
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LAS VEGAS — Drake apparently lost $275,000 by betting on Jorge Masvidal to beat Colby Covington on Saturday.
The welterweight rivals, former friends in Florida, generated a raucous atmosphere at the UFC 272 event that took place inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
But shortly after the bout began, it was clear who would win as Covington out-threw, out-landed, and out-wrestled Masvidal for 25 minutes, and deservedly claimed a unanimous decision win.
The result proved costly for popular rapper Drake, known for smash hit singles like "Back to Black", "Nonstop," and "Knifetalk."
According to his Instagram Story, Drake placed the wager in the hope that it would yield a $1 million win.
But Covington's victory meant he lost the $275,000 bet — much to the delight of Covington himself, who brought the subject up at a post-event press conference Insider attended.
"Let's talk about how much money Drake lost tonight," he said in response to a reporter who asked a completely different question.
"Drake, you suck," Covington finished.
A Drake curse has playfully been mooted before.
In combat sports alone, Drake has seemingly jinxed Conor McGregor when he held the Irish flag aloft aheasd of UFC 229 in October, 2018. McGregor went on to lose in the fourth round after a Khabib Nurmagomedov beatdown.
Undeterred, British boxer Anthony Joshua said in 2019 that he's confident he'll "break the curse" and posed alongside Drake for a photo on Twitter. Weeks later, Joshua was knocked out in a humbling defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr.
Now, it seems, Drake has cursed himself.
