Drake lost a substantial amount of cash after betting on Dricus du Plessis to lose his challenge against UFC champion Sean Strickland.
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‘Nou weet hulle’: Dricus fans celebrate ‘cursed’ Drake’s R13m loss
While Dricus du Plessis has clinched a new UFC title, Drake’s ‘curse’ remands undefeated. Here’s why South Africans are celebrating…
Drake lost a substantial amount of cash after betting on Dricus du Plessis to lose his challenge against UFC champion Sean Strickland.
Images via Instagram: @dricusduplessis/ @champagnepapi
While Dricus du Plessis has clinched his first UFC world title, Drake has seen the return of his own – a “curse.” This was after he lost a whopping $700,000 or R13 million after betting on the South African opponent – Sean Strickland.
The US rapper is known for “jinxing” anyone he places a bet on.
On Sunday morning – SA time – du Plessis made history by becoming the continent’s first UFC champion.
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US RAPPER LOSES MILLIONS AFTER DRICUS DU PLESSIS LOSS
According to MailOnline, Drake lost a substantial amount of cash after betting on Dricus du Plessis to lose his fight against Sean Strickland.
As fate would have it, Strickland lost the match, and the Pretoria-born MMA fighter was named the new world middleweight champion.
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The fight – which took place in Drake’s home country of Canada – was attended by the Grammy-award-winning star himself.
Just hours earlier, Drake shared a look at this betting slip – which had a $700 000 wager on Strickland winning. He captioned the post: “’And we’re going to fight night,” while tagging UFC president Dana White.
DRAKE CURSE UNDEFEATED?
While South Africans celebrated Dricus du Plessis’s sweet victory, Drake was likely licking his wounds, like Sean Strickland.
“Nou weet hulle,” the SA fighter excitedly told the crowd in response to his popular catchphrase: “Hulle weet nie wat ons weet nie.”
One tweep posted: “Drake keeps loosing money. Nou weet hulle wat ons weet!”.
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But it’s not the first time Drake has lost six to seven figures on a UFC fight bet.
Last September, Drake lost a substantial amount of cash after he wagered money on fellow UFC fighter Israel Adesanya to beat Strickland.
Drake then lost another big payday after backing Adesanya to beat Brazilian Alex Pereira in October.
A few months later, Drake lost another bet when his favourite Leon Edwards lost to Colby Covington at UFC 296 in December.
