Canadian rapper and musician, Drake is as soon as extra splashing his money on fight sports activities — this time laying a whopping $450,000 guess on heavyweight champion, Jon Jones to not simply beat opponent, Stipe Miocic tonight at UFC 309 — however through a knockout stoppage.
Drake, who got here up brief along with his most up-to-date wager in a single day, by which he backed 58-year-old former lineal heavyweight boxing world champion, Mike Tyson to beat controversial YouTuber, Jake Paul of their forgettable pairing in Texas.
Drake bets $450,000 on Jon Jones to beat Stipe Miocic by knockout tonight
And tonight, the Canadian rap star is as soon as extra going into the fray — financially albeit, betting a staggering sum on present heavyweight kingpin, Jones to cease Miocic within the headliner of UFC 309 with a knockout stoppage, to the tune of $450,000.
Again in August, Drake misplaced an eye-watering half one million {dollars} after he unsuccessfully backed former two-time middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya to regain the divisional throne at UFC 304, with the Metropolis Kickboxing staple dropping a fourth spherical submission loss to Dricus du Plessis.
And earlier this 12 months as well, Drake — which has been accused of touchdown a brand new curse on fight sports activities stars, misplaced an additional $565,000 on British heavyweight boxer and former undisputed WBC champion, Tyson Fury to beat Ukrainian favourite, Oleksandr Usyk of their grudge struggle within the Center East.
Coming into his championship protection tonight in opposition to the returning, Miocic off the again of a vacant title victory again in March of final 12 months, former pound-for-pound primary, Jones most not too long ago turned in a dominant first spherical submission win over Ciryl Gane, stopping the Frenchman with a guillotine choke in spectacular vogue.
Touchdown ten separate knockout finishes, Rochester native is and not using a stoppage win in that method since he lifted the vacant mild heavyweight throne again in 2018, stopping two-fight rival, Alexander Gustafsson with a slew of floor strikes.
